Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in The Conquistadors.
The holder of an encomienda grant, theoretically responsible for protecting the natives and instructing them in the Catholic faith.
Encomendero appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Spain and the New World, especially The Conquistadors and Impact of Spain in the Americas.
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