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1142817The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-encomenderos-of-new-spain-1521-1555/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/351486/2c2f946c-e610-42b1-ac78-821b8d0cf8c6.jpg?v=638334354412500000606674MXNUniversity of Texas PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. Hence, the early arrivals in Mexico sought <em>encomiendas</em>"a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (the <em>encomendero</em>) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction."</p><p>This study profiles the 506 known <em>encomenderos</em> in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of the <em>encomienda</em> system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of the <em>encomienda</em> system. The second part provides concise biographies of the <em>encomenderos</em> themselves.</p>...1135369The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555606674https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-encomenderos-of-new-spain-1521-1555/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/351486/2c2f946c-e610-42b1-ac78-821b8d0cf8c6.jpg?v=638334354412500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099780292779549_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_<p>While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. Hence, the early arrivals in Mexico sought <em>encomiendas</em>a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (the <em>encomendero</em>) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction.</p><p>This study profiles the 506 known <em>encomenderos</em> in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of the <em>encomienda</em> system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of the <em>encomienda</em> system. The second part provides concise biographies of the <em>encomenderos</em> themselves.</p>(*_*)9780292779549_<p>While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. Hence, the early arrivals in Mexico sought <em>encomiendas</em>"a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (the <em>encomendero</em>) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction."</p><p>This study profiles the 506 known <em>encomenderos</em> in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of the <em>encomienda</em> system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of the <em>encomienda</em> system. The second part provides concise biographies of the <em>encomenderos</em> themselves.</p>...9780292779549_University of Texas Presslibro_electonico_8760a9b5-8562-3124-921f-9866cf51427f_9780292779549;9780292779549_9780292779549Robert HimmerichInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/utexaspress-epub-ea2ecdd6-b66c-42c4-81c1-b98225df7826.epub2009-08-17T00:00:00+00:00University of Texas Press