Encomienda System In The 1500s

In the 1500s, the Spaniards came to the New World to find gold and other riches, spread Christianity, and become a powerful nation. When arriving in the New World and seeing Native Americans, the spaniards got the idea to use them. As a result, the encomienda system was established. In addition, the encomienda system positively impacted the Spanish colonization of the New World as it gave Spain power over the Americas. The encomienda system was a labor system that was employed by the Spanish during the colonization of the Americas. Under the encomienda system, conquistadors and other encomenderos received contingent amount of natives for whom they would use. The natives were granted protection and catholicism and in turn, the natives would