repartimientos
- plural of repartimiento.
Example Sentences
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He opposed the benevolent attempts of Las Casas to ameliorate the condition of the Indians, and to obtain the abolition of repartimientos; treating him with personal haughtiness and asperity.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
He had commenced to levy taxes, and was assigning repartimientos in the islands and towns that were being pacified; and I am now doing the same.
They were likewise aware, that Gonzalo had token away the repartimientos, or allotments of lands and Indians from many persons, and had converted them to his own emolument.
He complains of the reckless manner in which repartimientos had been assigned by Legazpi and Lavezaris, an abuse which he is trying to reform.
At first they gave large tracts of land to the settlers, repartimientos as they were called, but what was the use of these if their owners could get no labourers?
From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by Rodway, James