What is an emcomienda?

Answer 1

First of all you misspelled it, encomienda, this was the way the Spanish crown gave land to the emigration from Spain came to Mexico, it was a way to secure land and make it productive in Mexico in the Vice royalty times ( 1521-1821) the Spanish settlers were took land and they claimed the people in a servant way but had to convert the people into Christianity, they could not be considered slaves but servants which is different people could not be bought or sold in the New Spain.