What did the Spanish use as a model for obtaining Amerindian labor for colonial mines?
A) The West African mode of sugar cane production
B) The Ottoman practice of devshirme
C) Aztec and Incan practices,such as the mita,that demanded labor from conquered villages
D) The Ming method of recruiting peasant labor for canal repairs

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The Spanish used Aztec and Incan practices, such as the mita, or the system of mandatory labor tribute from conquered villages, as a model for obtaining Amerindian labor for colonial mines.

What Did the Spanish Use as a Model for Obtaining