The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas resulted in "<span>(3) the exploitation of natives" which was very common during this time of exploration. </span>
Encomienda, in colonial Spanish America, the judicial system by which the Spanish king tried to determine the rank of the Indian people in its American communities. It was based upon the method of demanding praise from Muslims and Jews during the Reconquista of Muslim Spain. Although the initial purpose of the encomienda was to overcome the injustices of forced laborers hired quickly after the results of the New World, in use it became a form of slavery.
