Class and Labor in New Spain

The “Three G’s” of Exploration

God

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Glory

Gold

Halloween in Ireland before Columbus

Spain Establishes Missions to Convert the Natives

Hoped for full integration intro Spanish culture

Catholics wanted to erase all traces of Native religion and destroyed idles, religious places, and persecuted non

Christians

a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of

an area.

Encomienda System to Entrust

Encomenderos –were entrusted to oversee the integration of natives. Natives were supposed to trade labor and taxes for

learning about Christianity and Spanish culture.

Due to Native high death rates, New Spain starts to

import slaves

Church vs. Encomienda System

Bartolome de las Casas crusaded to end the labor

system

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

Taos Pueblo served as a base for Popé during the revolt.