Encomienda System (Junior Cert History): Quizzes
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During which centuries was the encomienda system used in Spanish colonies?
During which centuries was the encomienda system used in Spanish colonies?
16th and 17th centuries
What could Spanish colonisers demand from indigenous people under the encomienda system?
What could Spanish colonisers demand from indigenous people under the encomienda system?
Tribute and labour
What were indigenous people promised in exchange for their labour under the encomienda system?
What were indigenous people promised in exchange for their labour under the encomienda system?
Protection and Christian conversion
What were the Spanish landowners who benefited from the encomienda system called?
What were the Spanish landowners who benefited from the encomienda system called?
Encomenderos
Who were encomenderos expected to benefit with indigenous labour?
Who were encomenderos expected to benefit with indigenous labour?
Themselves and the Spanish Crown
What did the encomienda system often lead to in practice?
What did the encomienda system often lead to in practice?
Exploitation and abuse
Which two systems eventually replaced the encomienda system?
Which two systems eventually replaced the encomienda system?
Repartimiento and hacienda
When did the repartimiento system begin?
When did the repartimiento system begin?
Mid-16th century
How were natives paid under the repartimiento system?
How were natives paid under the repartimiento system?
Low wages
When did the hacienda system start?
When did the hacienda system start?
Late 16th century
How were native people treated under the hacienda system?
How were native people treated under the hacienda system?
Like serfs tied to the land