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How did Spain benefit from the conquest and colonization of the Americas?

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Spain gained goods from America such as gold and silver, and they also used Native Americans to farm for them.

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How did Spain benefit from the conquest and colonization of the Americas? The encomienda system was a system of forced labor.When the encomienda system was ended, the slavery of Indians was also prohibited.

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