Age of Exploration
The encomienda system in Latin America was designed to grant Spanish settlers land and indigenous labor in exchange for their commitment to convert the indigenous population to Christianity and to protect them. It served as a way for the Spanish crown to control and exploit the resources and labor of the native population in the New World.
Spanish used to give grants to their colonies. encomienda was the term for it.
The encomienda system provided Spanish colonists with control over indigenous peoples' labor and resources in exchange for Christianizing and protecting them. It allowed for the exploitation and abuse of indigenous populations in the Spanish colonies.
First of all encomienda means slavery it was created by the spaniards. The amerindians were put into encomienda because the spanish civilization thought that could take advantage of the amerinidans since they were found on an island hiding ! Can you learn how to spell before you ask and/or answer a question?
The encomienda system was reformed by the Spanish Crown in response to widespread abuses against indigenous peoples in the Americas. The Laws of the Indies passed in the 16th century aimed to limit the power of encomenderos and protect native populations.
Age of Exploration
Age of Exploration
Colonization and conquest by Spanish conquistadors during the Age of Exploration.
use of forced labor
exploited indigenous people
The Spanish implemented the encomienda system when they first arrived on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. After they realized that the number of products to exploit were not as plentiful as they hoped, they went to Central (and South) America, where they carried on the encomienda system on the conquered minorities who helped them retrieve silver.
the answer is encomienda. :D
encomienda
The encomienda was a dependency relation system.
encomienda. i hate PLATO.
encomienda system
The Encomienda system required Spanish colonists to care for the native people.