encomiendas
- plural of encomienda.
Example Sentences
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He finds it plausible that Coronado could have built a Spanish empire of encomiendas in the American Midwest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
But the land was fertile, and the Native Americans told of even richer soil to the east, ideal for encomiendas, as large Spanish-ruled plantations exploiting indigenous labor were called.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
While encomiendas did not technically include the ownership of any land, encomenderos often took possession of lands where the people under their control lived.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Spanish conquistadors could no longer be granted encomiendas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Scarcely had Tápia been ejected when Avila returned with tentative authority for Cortés, subject to royal approval, to continue his conquests and to grant encomiendas.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
