USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What was the encomienda system in the spanish colonies? In the encomienda system, Colonists had the right granted by the Spanish government to its American colonists to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The encomienda was a system where Spanish adventurers and settlers were granted the legal right to extract forced labour from indigenous tribal chiefs in the Americas colonies of the Spanish Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The encomienda (Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkoˈmjenda] ( listen)) was a Spanish slave labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. The labourers, in theory, were provided with benefits by the conquerors for whom they laboured, including military protection and education.

Detailed explanation-4: -encomienda: A grant by the Spanish king or queen that allowed a person to demand tribute and forced labor from the Native people in a defined territory.