History The Spanish Conquistadors Questions
The Spanish conquistadors implemented the encomienda system and the mita system as economic systems and practices in the Americas. The encomienda system granted Spanish settlers the right to demand tribute and labor from the indigenous people in exchange for protection and Christianization. The mita system, on the other hand, required indigenous communities to provide a certain number of workers for labor in mines and other industries. Both systems exploited the indigenous population and contributed to the economic exploitation and colonization of the Americas by the Spanish.