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Class and Labor in New Spain

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Class and Labor in New Spain

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The “Three G’s” of Exploration

God

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Glory

Gold

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Halloween in Ireland before Columbus

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Spain Establishes Missions to Convert the Natives

Hoped for full integration intro Spanish culture

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

Christians

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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

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

learning about Christianity and Spanish culture.

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Due to Native high death rates, New Spain starts to

import slaves

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Church vs. Encomienda System

Bartolome de las Casas crusaded to end the labor

system

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The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

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