He encomienda system<span> was created by the Spanish to control and regulate American Indian labor and behavior during the colonization of the Americas.</span>
Encomienda is a method of labor system introduced by Spanish in America during the colonization. The main purpose was to enslaved Native Americans and used them as a labor source. The Spanish crown gave natives American to the settlers of colonies whom they would civilize with converting into Christianity and put them in work for them.
