An encomienda was a
A) Spanish-run community of assimilated Indians.
B) uniform worn by conquistadores.
C) special title given to Spanish explorers of the New World.
D) religious ceremony.
E) license to exact tribute and labor from natives.

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An encomienda was a license issued by the Spanish crown to Spanish conquistadors in the New World, which gave them the right to exact tribute and labor from the indigenous peoples in a certain area. This allowed the Spanish to claim control over both the land and the people living on it.

An Encomienda Was a