Brainliesttt answer in ur own words : ) -what was the encomienda system?

It was the spanish crown attempted to define the status of the indian population in its american colonies. It was basically when the people went from muslim to jews from the reconquest of the muslim spain. Muslim spain was when musilms took over the spain. Hope this helps. P.s this information was from my text book but I changed it into my own words.

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.

i think the answer is the one about environmental and social health.

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