What was one difference between the encomienda system and the repartimiento system of Spanish colonial America?

The encomienda system gave Spanish colonists control over Indigenous people in a specific area.
The encomienda system gave missionaries control over Indigenous people on church missions.
The encomienda system established missions in Spanish colonial America.
The encomienda system encouraged settlement in Spanish colonial America.

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The correct difference between the encomienda system and the repartimiento system of Spanish colonial America is that the encomienda system gave Spanish colonists control over Indigenous people in a specific area.

In contrast, the repartimiento system reformed the encomienda system by requiring that Indigenous people be paid a wage for their labor and limiting the amount of time they could be forced to work for Spanish colonists. The encomienda system functioned more like a grant of labor, while the repartimiento system aimed to provide certain protections to Indigenous people, albeit still exploitative in nature.