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In the encomienda, the Spanish crown granted a person a specified number of natives from a specific community, with the indigenous leaders in charge of mobilizing the assessed tribute and labor.
Since its establishment in 1512, the encomienda system was under scrutiny. On the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic), where the system was especially prevalent and harsh, priest BartolomÃ© de las Casas protested the institution of encomienda.