The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555

While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World...
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Author: Robert Himmerich y. Valencia
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The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555 by Himmerich y. Valencia, Robert

The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555

$658.64

The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555

$658.64
Author: Robert Himmerich y. Valencia
Format: Paperback
Language: English

While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. Hence, the early arrivals in Mexico sought encomiendas-"a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (the encomendero) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction."

This study profiles the 506 known encomenderos in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of the encomienda system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of the encomienda system. The second part provides concise biographies of the encomenderos themselves.



Author: Robert Himmerich y. Valencia
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 09/01/1996
Pages: 364
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780292731080

About the Author
Robert Himmerich y Valencia is Associate Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, where he also serves as Editor of the New Mexico Historical Review.

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