The encomienda system had several negative effects on the Spaniards. Some of those were that the natives were exploited and treated badly, the religious beliefs of the natives were threatened and even destroyed and the natives faced severe discrimination due to the system.
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The Spanish implemented the encomienda system when they first arrived on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. After they realized that the number of products to exploit were not as plentiful as they hoped, they went to Central (and South) America, where they carried on the encomienda system on the conquered minorities who helped them retrieve silver.
the encomienda
The encomienda system was established by the Spanish Crown in order to maintain order and control over the New World. It defined the status of the Indian population in the colonies.
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The indigenous people knew more abouth the land than the colonists and could often escape into the wilderness.