The correct answer is A) Natives paid tribute to the conquistadors, C) Conquistadors became trustees of the land, and D) indigenous population got to keep their lands. It was a form of slavery.
Three characteristics of the Encomienda system were Natives paid tribute to the conquistadors, Conquistadors became trustees of the land, and indigenous population got to keep their lands. It was a form of slavery.
The Spanish Crown established the Encomienda system in its American colonies in the 16th century. The Spanish conquistador or "Encomendero," had a number of Native American Indians that helped him in different labors. The Encomendero protect those Indians and instructed them with religious teachings of Catholicism. The Indians had to pay tru¿ibute to the Spanish people. Of course, the system became a kind of slavery.