The colonial system implemented by the Spaniards in what is now the u.s southwest was the w-Encomienda.
Encomienda (Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkoˈmjenda] (listen)) was a Spanish labor system that rewarded conquerors with conquered non-Christian labor.
In theory, workers were given benefits by the conquistadors they worked for, and according to the Spanish government, the Catholic religion was the primary benefit. known to Christians as the Reconquista), first established in Spain and used on a much larger scale during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and Spain's Philippines.
The conquered peoples were considered vassals of the Spanish monarch. The crown awarded encomiendas as grants to certain persons. [1]
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