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What role did the Spanish encomienda system play in the lives of Native Americans?

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Answer: The encomienda system granted a Spanish leader a number of Native American laborers

Explanation: The Spanish colonists abused the encomienda system, essentially rendering it a system of slave labor. The Spanish crown, against the forced labor of indigenous people, passed the Laws of Burgos in an attempt to reform the system.

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