repartimiento

American  

[ri-pahr-ti-myen-toh] / rɪˌpɑr tɪˈmjɛn toʊ /

noun

• repartimientos
  plural

1. History/Historical. in colonial Spanish America, a system of allotting to colonists or colonial enterprises Indigenous laborers to carry out forced labor in mines or in agriculture.

2. History/Historical. an allotment of Indigenous laborers granted under this system.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• repartimientos
  plural

Example Sentences

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repartimiento repartimientos

It was eventually replaced by another colonial labor system, the repartimiento, which required Native towns to supply a pool of labor for Spanish overlords.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Your Majesty gave him the government and a certain repartimiento for two generations.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

In consideration of this service the first repartimiento in this island and a river called Bonbón was allotted to him.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by Emma Helen Blair

The repartimiento was another protective law, which also became a means of oppression.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III by Charles Morris

The Spanish settlers had three terms which applied to their dealings with the Indians, the encomiendo, the mitad, and the repartimiento, each indicating a form of injustice.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III by Charles Morris

I ordered Page 225Gomez Perez in his instructions that, in matters touching the sale, exchange, or transfer of the said repartimientos, he should not permit this, as it is contrary to my laws.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

The same with regard to the provision for repartimientos and encomiendas of the Indians.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

It seems, too, that in addition to these repartimientos, Columbus gave slaves to those partizans of Roldan who stayed in the island.

From The Life of Columbus by Sir Arthur Helps

These, as well as the encomenderos of Leyte, above mentioned, have repartimientos of Indians in other places.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

The cotton tribute had also to be abandoned, and even the repartimientos were not a success.

From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by James Rodway