{"product_id":"9780292731080-encomenderos-of-new-spain-1521-1555","title":"Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many first-comers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. This study profiles the 506 known encomenderos in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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 \u003ci\u003eencomiendas\u003c\/i\u003e-\"a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (the \u003ci\u003eencomendero\u003c\/i\u003e) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis study profiles the 506 known \u003ci\u003eencomenderos\u003c\/i\u003e in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of the \u003ci\u003eencomienda\u003c\/i\u003e system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of the \u003ci\u003eencomienda\u003c\/i\u003e system. The second part provides concise biographies of the \u003ci\u003eencomenderos\u003c\/i\u003e themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57676668436854,"sku":"9780292731080","price":37.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38093931.jpg?v=1776176952","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780292731080-encomenderos-of-new-spain-1521-1555","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}