What was the New World encomienda?
A) A fleet of Spanish vessels that could sail into the interior of a Latin America landmass via rivers, enabling it to collect mined commodities for transport to Spain.
B) A system in which Spanish explorers were granted control over groups of New World natives, which quickly descended into a system of forced labor.
C) A military tribunal intended for the trials of disobedient sailors; the encomienda were ultimately used to punish uncooperative natives.
D) A Spanish weapon used to catapult flaming oil into forested areas (to clear a path for transit) or into populated areas as an act of warfare.
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