●BLANK arose to control and tax Indigenous populations●This was not much different from slavery/serfdom●Based on a system put in place after the Reconquista (on the Iberian Peninsula) and on an existing system in Peru●Conquistadors were assigned land which included the Native American living on it●Encomienderos would require Native American to work on projects and in their fields with out compensation●The Encomienderos were required to convert and take care of their "Indians"●Many times they didn't care about the welfare of the people living on their land●Highlights the cruelty of Europeans toward indigenous peoples●Sets a precedent for other European civilizations that came to the New World

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