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It was important because of the natives!

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What was the spanish forced labor system?

the answer is encomienda. :D


What is the system in which land and labor was granted to Spanish settlers in the Americas?

The system used by the Spanish crown to grant land and labor to Spanish settlers in the Americas was known as the encomienda system. Under this system, Spanish settlers were given land and granted control over the indigenous population living on that land, in exchange for their loyalty and the obligation to protect and Christianize the native inhabitants.


How do you use encomienda in a sentence?

The encomienda was a dependency relation system.


What spanish system gave settlers the right to tax local native americians?

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The Encomienda system required spanish colonists to do what?

The Encomienda system required Spanish colonists to care for the native people.


What encomienda system required spanish colonist to do?

The Encomienda system required Spanish colonists to care for the native people.


Why was the encomienda system important to the Spanish?

The system of encomienda was involuntary servitude for the native tribes in the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. The natives were paid a low seasonal wage.It was important because it provided a ready supply of labor at a fixed cost to landowners, so that they could profit from growing crops on their lands.


Which nation implemented the encomienda system in its American colonies?

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.


What abolished the encomienda system?

It was just replaced by the Hacienda system.


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Encomienda system in the Philippines?

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Was the encomienda system implemented in 1542?

yes it was