96.2k views
3 votes
In colonial Spanish America, which system was

developed by the Spanish to support plantation
agriculture?
(1) barter (3) domestic
(2) encomienda (4) guild

2 Answers

2 votes

Answer:2

Step-by-step explanation:

User Oleksii Polivanyi
by
8.1k points
6 votes
(2) encomienda.
Spaniards confiscated land from indigenous people, and rewarded it to spanish citizens, who established plantations, where locals would work using Spanish agricultural techniques, learn Spanish and be converted to Christianity.
User Bryant Luk
by
8.2k points