USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As legally defined in 1503, an encomienda (from Spanish encomendar, “to entrust”) consisted of a grant by the crown to a conquistador, a soldier, an official, or others of a specified number of “Indios” (Native Americans and, later, Filipinos) living in a particular area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Encomienda (roughly translated: trustee) was a formal system of forced labor in Spanish colonies in Latin America and the Philippines, intended to encourage conquest and colonization. Under this system, leaders of the indigenous community paid tribute to colonists with food, cloth, minerals, or by providing laborers.

Detailed explanation-3: -n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something. Synonyms: encargo Type of: orden.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the encomienda system, prominent Spaniards were entrusted with Native Peruvian communities. In exchange for the stolen labor of Indigenous people and tribute, the Spanish lord would provide protection and education.

Detailed explanation-5: -conquistador: The name for the Spanish or Portuguese military leaders who conquered Central and South America in the 1500s. encomenderos: The name for people who controlled encomiendas.