Encomienda

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Encomienda. 1 connected concept: Bartolomé de las Casas (related to).

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The encomienda was a 16th-century Spanish labour system that rewarded Spain's conquistadors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples.

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system of labor exploitation he actively opposed
Las Casas spent much of his career fighting against this colonial labor system, which he viewed as a form of slavery that destroyed indigenous populations.
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