HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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allowed to buy property from the Spanish
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given equal rights to enslaved Africans
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forced to work under brutal conditions
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encouraged to convert to Christianity
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Detailed explanation-1: -The encomienda (Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkoˈmjenda] ( listen)) was a Spanish 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-2: -The encomienda system affected Native American populations negatively through abuse and led to the loss of their land. They were forced to work and tortured, which sometimes led to death, reducing their population. The system also propagated the escape from the places they worked, which led to a reduced population.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -This loss of revenue makes the Crown’s Preference for the encomienda curious. The Crown opted for the encomienda, however, to secure its rule and to satisfy an ideological bias against slavery.