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Created page with "== Introduction == The '''Encomienda System''' was a labor system instituted by the Spanish Crown during the early colonization of the Americas. It was designed to regulate and control Native American labor and behavior during the colonization process. The system granted a Spanish encomendero the right to extract tribute and labor from the indigenous inhabitants of a designated area. In return, the encomendero was supposed to provide protection, education, and religious..."
