Antonio de Montesino was the first to speak out against this system, and his cause was later taken up by (*) Bartolome de las Casas.
The New Laws attempted to correct some of the worst abuses of this system, while the earlier Laws of Burgos had attempted to implement standards for working conditions and education. Antonio de Montesino was the first to speak out against this system, and his cause was later taken up by (*) Bartolome de las Casas. This system was institutionalized by Nicolas of Oviedo after Christopher Columbus first used it to placate a rebellion on Hispaniola. It was ultimately replaced by the hacienda system. For 10 points, name this feudal system instituted in early Spanish Latin American colonies.
The New Laws attempted to correct some of the worst abuses of this system, while the earlier Laws of Burgos had attempted to implement standards for working conditions and education.
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