6 Questions
What was the name of the labor relations system used by the Spanish?
encomienda
How did the encomienda system work?
Spain tied Indian laborers to vast estates
What term describes the nature of the encomienda system?
exploitive feudal arrangement
What did the Spanish crown grant to individuals in the encomienda system?
land and a specified number of natives
How did encomenderos treat their laborers?
brutalized them
What term describes the treatment of laborers in the encomienda system?
brutalized
Test your knowledge of Spanish labor relations during the colonial era with this quiz! Learn about the encomienda system and how it impacted indigenous laborers in Spain's colonies.
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