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The Indians of Campeche, Champotón, and Acalán-Tixchel were distributed in encomiendas to the Spanish residents of Salamanca in 1530-1531, and they were reassigned in 1537.
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The Indians of Campeche, Champotón, and Acalán-Tixchel were distributed in encomiendas to the Spanish residents of Salamanca in 1530-1531, and they were reassigned in 1537.
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Majesty would have to find one hundred and fifty thousand pesos and more with which to make restitution, to say nothing of thirty thousand of income which he would lose; for all the encomiendas are his.
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The erection of wooden churches in the encomiendas is another source of useless expense; these should be built of stone or brick.
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[42] _Situado_ is used here to mean the extra income from the encomiendas which is obtained by increasing the tribute from eight reals to ten.
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Using the Spanish system of "encomiendas", many of the South American natives became slaves to their Spanish conquerors.
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The system of "encomiendas" was based on royal grants of land, while the system of
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Using the Spanish system of "encomiendas", many of the South American natives became slaves to their Spanish conquerors.
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The system of "encomiendas" was based on royal grants of land, while the system of
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Using the Spanish system of "encomiendas", many of the South American natives became slaves to their Spanish conquerors.
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