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    Encomienda System

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    The document summarizes the origins and system of encomienda in South and Central America. The encomienda system granted Spanish colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous groups in exchange for protection and Christianity. Religious justification was used to argue that natives needed to be civilized and educated. However, the system in practice exploited native groups and led to a sharp decline in populations as they were overworked for little pay. The social hierarchy that developed placed peninsulares born in Spain at the top and native Americans at the bottom.

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    The document summarizes the origins and system of encomienda in South and Central America. The encomienda system granted Spanish colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous groups in exchange for protection and Christianity. Religious justification was used to argue that natives needed to be civilized and educated. However, the system in practice exploited native groups and led to a sharp decline in populations as they were overworked for little pay. The social hierarchy that developed placed peninsulares born in Spain at the top and native Americans at the bottom.

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    The document summarizes the origins and system of encomienda in South and Central America. The encomienda system granted Spanish colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous groups in exchange for protection and Christianity. Religious justification was used to argue that natives needed to be civilized and educated. However, the system in practice exploited native groups and led to a sharp decline in populations as they were overworked for little pay. The social hierarchy that developed placed peninsulares born in Spain at the top and native Americans at the bottom.

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    379 views9 pages

    Encomienda System

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    Ma Victoria Dumapay Teleb
    The document summarizes the origins and system of encomienda in South and Central America. The encomienda system granted Spanish colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous groups in exchange for protection and Christianity. Religious justification was used to argue that natives needed to be civilized and educated. However, the system in practice exploited native groups and led to a sharp decline in populations as they were overworked for little pay. The social hierarchy that developed placed peninsulares born in Spain at the top and native Americans at the bottom.

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    Origins of the System

    Forced labor common in Western


    Europe
    Means of:

    providing a Spaniard a portion of


    land
    Restricted property rights over a
    certain # of Indians

    Became entrenched in South and


    Central America

    Religion
    Spaniards used religion to justify

    system
    Gods will to indoctrinate natives
    Law of Burgos: any encomendero
    with more than fifty Natives had
    to educate one boy in writing
    and religious doctrine

    Belief in Incompetence
    Savage, incompetent people
    Unable to live a Christian life and

    conduct money/trade
    Believed they needed to be
    clothed, educated, & taught about
    God
    Otherwise, would ruin New Spains
    economy

    Responsibility of
    Encomenderos
    Ferdinand and Isabella: issued an order
    Forbade mistreatment of the natives
    Granted right to persuade (religion)

    Granted natives for 2-3 years at a time


    Encomenderos:
    Pay natives for their work
    Supply with living provisions

    Source of Immediate
    Revenue
    Conquistadors ignored commands
    Wanted to own land without doing
    work
    Demanded tribute for provisions
    Worked long hours for little pay
    Led to sharp decline in native
    population

    Social Classes
    Viceroys:
    head of a colony
    Appointed by king

    Peninsulares:

    born in Spain
    Only group that could become viceroys

    Social Classes Continued


    Creoles: native-born descendants of

    Spaniards
    Mestizos: mixed Spanish and Native
    American heritage
    Native Americans: treated as minors
    under the law

    Social Classes

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