what did the spanish government expect colonists who received land and labor under the encomienda system to do?

Question

what did the spanish government expect colonists who received land and labor under the encomienda system to do?
a. pay native americans for their labor
b. provide health care and food for native americans on the land
c. convert native americans to christianity 
d. remove the native americans from the land

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct answer is **c. convert native Americans to Christianity**. Under the encomienda system, Spanish colonists were granted land along with the natives living on it, and they were expected to protect the native populations and convert them to Christianity, in addition to utilizing their labor for agricultural and mining purposes.