Encomienda System (Junior Cert History): Flashcards

Spanish colonial labour system in Americas, 16th-17th centuries

Tribute and labour from indigenous people

Protection and Christian conversion

Spanish landowners granted right to demand labour from natives

Exploitation and abuse in harsh conditions

Repartimiento and hacienda system

Mid-16th century

Forced labour, natives worked set weeks yearly for low wages

Late 16th century

Large estates owned by Spanish; natives worked like serfs

Both the encomendero and the Spanish Crown

Disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples