Question

What was the name of the system whereby a spaniard was assigned the task of 'protecting' a group of indigenous peoples in the spanish colonies?

Answer 1

The correct answer is encomiendas

This is a dependency relation system which begun in Spain during the Roman Empire and it involved strong men protecting the weak in exchange for a service. The Spanish monarch used the system during the colonization of the Americas by appointing a Spaniard and allocating them the task of protecting the colony