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2900423625the SpanishWho benefited from encomiendas?0
2900426192the Spanish CrownWho granted land to the Spaniards?1
2900428323Christianize themIn return for land, what did the Spanish promise to do to the Natives living on the land?2
2900430744tributeWhat did the Spanish gain from the Natives?3
2900432297harshlyHow were most of the Natives treated by the Spanish?4
2900433320heavy manual laborWhat were the Natives forced to do?5
2900434313the discovery of gold and silverHow did encomiendas become wealthy?6
2900436074CatholicsWho began to protest the harsh treatment of the Natives?7
2900437453mestizosWho were individuals of Spanish and Native Ancestry?8
2900438429Bartolome de Las CasasWho was instrumental in the decline of encomiendas?9
2900440558mestizosWho could not be forced to work in the encomienda system?10
2900441336African slave laborWhat gradually replaced the encomienda system11
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