Encomienda

Under the encomienda system, the Spanish government granted a person a specified number of natives for whom they were to take responsibility

How did the system work?

by offering tribute such as gold and giving food

How will the natives work for their new-found leadership?

stabilizing populations in violent times

What did the historians said that were the benefits of the encomienda?

vast reductions of indian populations

What happened in the 16th and 17th century to the encomienda?

he killed the population by malnutrition, forced labor and diseases.

What happened when Columbus constructed some of the first settlements?

a system established by the Spanish during initial colonization efforts undertaken upon the Americas and Philippines. Used to meet the needs of early agricultural economies in the Caribbean

What is the encomienda?

haiti and dominican republic

What is the island of Hispaniola now a days?

promoted segmenting of spanish colonists

What is the reason that native population is heavily represented in regions of Latin America?

labor force of indigenous people and force catholic religion in the population

What was its purpose?

teach them spanish and religious practices

What would they do in return for the gold and food?

columbus in the island of Hispaniola

Who and were was the Encomiendo first used?

wards of the europeans

Within the Encomienda, what were the Natives considered?

Encomienderos did not own the land on which the natives lived

the Indian lands were to remain in their possession but the encomiendero managed the land for them