Intro to Chicanx and Latinx Studies
The encomienda system was a labor system instituted by the Spanish crown during the colonization of the Americas, which granted colonists the right to demand tribute and forced labor from indigenous people in exchange for providing them protection and Christian instruction. This system aimed to regulate the relationship between Spanish settlers and the native populations, often leading to severe exploitation and abuse of the indigenous people.
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