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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.
What was the encomienda system? It was a system of colonization used by the empire of Spain. When the Spanish conquered the natives in the Caribbean, South America, and later the Philippines, these nativesâ¦ were required to pay tribute or perform work for Spanish landowners.