Colleges/Universities in Columbus: INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS (IUPUC) (Total enrollment: 1,371; Location 4601 CENTRAL AVE; Public; Website: http://www.iupuc.edu) Click to draw/clear city borders
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.
the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants. 2. the land or village together with its inhabitants. Origin of encomienda. 1800-1810.