encomienda system... Spaniards were given title to American land and ownership of the villages on that land. In return for promises to convert the Native Americans to Christianity, the Spanish were allowed to use the land and labor any way they saw fit.
the first Spanish settlers organized the encomienda system by which the Spaniards were given title to the Americans land ownership of the villages on that land. In return for promises to convert the Native Americans to christianity ! Hope I helped :)
