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What was the name of the labor relations system used by the Spanish?
What was the name of the labor relations system used by the Spanish?
encomienda
How did the encomienda system work?
How did the encomienda system work?
Spain tied Indian laborers to vast estates
What term describes the nature of the encomienda system?
What term describes the nature of the encomienda system?
exploitive feudal arrangement
What did the Spanish crown grant to individuals in the encomienda system?
What did the Spanish crown grant to individuals in the encomienda system?
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How did encomenderos treat their laborers?
How did encomenderos treat their laborers?
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What term describes the treatment of laborers in the encomienda system?
What term describes the treatment of laborers in the encomienda system?
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