Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in The Spanish Empire.
A system where the Spanish Crown granted a settler the right to demand tribute and forced labour from indigenous people in exchange for protection and Catholic instruction.
Encomienda appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Spain and the New World, especially The Spanish Empire and Expansion of Empire.
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Spain and the New World
The Conquistadors • Start of an Empire
