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Spanish and Portuguese Colonies In The Americans

Viceroys- Represenitive who ruled one of Spain’s Provinces in America in the Kings name; one who governed in India name of British Monarch.

Chcomienda- The right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area.

Bartolome de Las Casas- Condemned the evils of the cncomiedia system.

Peon- Worker forced to labor for a landlord in order to pay-off debt.

Peninsular- Member of the highest class in Spain’s colonies in the Americans.

Creole- Persons in Spain’s colonies in the Americans who an American-Born descended of Spanish settlers.

Mestizo- Person in Spain’s colonies in the Americans who was of Native American and Europeans descent.

Mulatto- In Spain’s colonies in the Americans person who was of African and European descent.

Privateer- Privately owed ship commissioned by a government to attack and capture enemy ships specially merchants ships.

Checkpoints:

1.What was the encominda system? A. The right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area. It forced Native Americans to work under the most brutal conditions.

2. What was Brazil’s economy based on? A. no instant wealth from silver or gold they started to farm and raise cattle and forced the Indians and Americans to work.

Mitch Domant