How did the encomienda system work in the Caribbean?
A) Spanish settlers were granted a quota of African slaves to perform plantation labor.
B) Each Spanish settler was granted an equal portion of land to farm.
C) Select Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract a quantity of Indian labor.
D) Spanish missionaries were granted a certain number of Indians that they were required to convert.

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The encomienda system allowed select Spanish settlers to collect tribute from the indigenous people and use them as laborers, in return for providing protection and teaching them Christianity.

How Did the Encomienda System Work in the Caribbean