1542's New Laws unsuccessfully aimed at reducing the effects of it.
A Council at Valladolid was called in 1550 to consider the issues surrounding this policy. 1542's New Laws unsuccessfully aimed at reducing the effects of it. Inevitably, religious reductions were offered as an alternative to it. Despite the fact that religious orders retained control over all lands under its jurisdiction, reformers like Bartolomé de las Casas sought to eliminate all systems under which natives were assimilated. Originally established by Isabella of Castile, the system divided lands among namesake colonials and assigned groups of natives to partitions. For 10 points-- what was this feudal-like system imposed on indigenous peoples by the Conquistadors?
A Council at Valladolid was called in 1550 to consider the issues surrounding this policy.
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