as in other areas of spanish settlement in the andean countries most agricultural works such as native irrigation canals and terraces were appropriated or destroyed by the colonial administrators. the spaniards did not call their tactics "slavery", though in fact the effects were the same. disappearances and unexplained deaths were common for resistors. the entire population of some villages was forcibly marched long distances and resettled. to identify those who tried to return to their prior homes, the native peoples were required to wear distinctive clothing identifiable by areas or provinces. the spanish patron or hacendado often chose for those people under his control a costume copied from his home region in spain. these costumes are now a source of regional and national pride among many andeans who identify with their native ancestry.