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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCOMIENDA

encomienda  [ɛnˌkəʊmɪˈɛndə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCOMIENDA

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Encomienda is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENCOMIENDA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

encomienda

Encomienda

The encomienda was a legal system that was used by the Spanish crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas to regulate Native Americans and to reward individual Spaniards for services to the crown. In the encomienda, the Spanish crown granted a person a specified number of natives of a specific community, with the indigenous leaders in charge of mobilizing the assessed tribute and labor. In turn, encomenderos were to take responsibility for their Indian charges, in particular the instruction of the Indians in the Christian faith. The receiver of the grant was to protect the natives from warring tribes and to instruct them in the Spanish language. In return they could extract tribute from the natives in the form of labor, gold, or other products. In the first decade of Spanish presence in the Caribbean, Spaniards divided up Indians who were worked relentlessly. With the ouster of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish crown sent a royal governor, Fray Nicolas de Ovando, who established the formal encomienda system. In practice, the difference between encomienda and slavery could be minimal.

Definition of encomienda in the English dictionary

The definition of encomienda in the dictionary is a system of labour employed by the Spanish during American colonization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENCOMIENDA


agenda
əˈdʒɛndə
bartender
ˈbɑːˌtɛndə
blender
ˈblɛndə
defender
dɪˈfɛndə
ender
ˈɛndə
entender
ɪnˈtɛndə
fazenda
fəˈzɛndə
fender
ˈfɛndə
gender
ˈdʒɛndə
hacienda
ˌhæsɪˈɛndə
lender
ˈlɛndə
Oostende
oːstˈɛndə
pretender
prɪˈtɛndə
render
ˈrɛndə
slender
ˈslɛndə
surrender
səˈrɛndə
tender
ˈtɛndə
transgender
ˌtrænzˈdʒɛndə
Venda
ˈvɛndə
weekender
ˌwiːkˈɛndə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCOMIENDA

encoding
encoignure
encolour
encolpion
encolure
encomendero
encomia
encomiast
encomiastic
encomiastical
encomium
encompass
encopresis
encopretic
encore
encounter
encounter group
encounterer
encourage
encouraged

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCOMIENDA

addenda
Banda
Benda
corrigenda
credenda
definienda
delenda
hidden agenda
honda
kinda
Luganda
Miranda
panda
Penda
propaganda
pudenda
referenda
Rwanda
Uganda
Volta Redonda

Synonyms and antonyms of encomienda in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «encomienda» into 25 languages

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энкомьенда
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encomienda
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encomienda
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Encomienda
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encomienda
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encomienda
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encomienda
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Encomienda
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Encomienda
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encomienda
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Encomienda
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Encomienda
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encomienda
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Encomienda
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енкомьенда
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Encomienda
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Encomienda
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encomienda
10 millions of speakers
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Encomienda
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of encomienda

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCOMIENDA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCOMIENDA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encomienda

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCOMIENDA»

Discover the use of encomienda in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encomienda and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Latinas in the United States, set: A Historical Encyclopedia
María Raquel Casas Encomienda Encomienda was a tax imposed on the indigenous peoples as subjects of the Spanish king. It allowed the recipient, called encomendero, to collect that tax in the form of labor, goods, and eventually cash.
Vicki L. Ruiz, Virginia Sánchez Korrol, 2006
2
The Frontier Mission and Social Transformation in Western ...
Encomienda System Systems of interaction within this frontier region involved the Spanish policies of encomienda and congregacion. Although the Spanish monarchy and the Supreme Council of the Indies had decreed the purpose of the  ...
Nancy Johnson Black, 1995
3
Encomienda Politics in Early Colonial Guatemala, 1524-1544: ...
Kramer traces the distribution of Indian communities to Spanish conquistadors and settlers in the first two decades of the colonization of Guatemala, establishing for the first time a dynamic chronology of the development of the encomienda.
Wendy Kramer, 1994
4
The Aztecs Under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of ...
Encomienda. and. Corregimiento. The Spanish institutions of greatest consequence for Indian civilization during the first fifty years of colonial Mexican history may be classified as private, political, or religious. Of these the private jurisdiction, ...
Charles Gibson, 1964
5
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery
The encomienda system developed through European concepts of patriarchy and feudal obligations and originated as a reciprocal system to reward the crown and conquistadors and to integrate Indians into Spanish society. Accordingly, the  ...
Junius P. Rodriguez, 1997
6
Of Things of the Indies: Essays Old and New in Early Latin ...
1. Encomienda. and. Hacienda: The. Evolution. of. the. Great. Estate. in. the. Spanish. Indies. (1969) WHAT THE SPANISH colonial period added to pre- Columbian America can be described briefly as the contents of two complementary ...
James Lockhart, 1999
7
The Origins of Violence in Mexican Society
For example, in an attempt to avoid a confrontation over the encomienda, Cortes wrote to Charles V explaining that for the support of the Spaniards and the conservation of the Indians, the division of the Indians into encomienda in Mexico was ...
Christina Jacqueline Johns, 1995
8
Spain and Portugal in the New World, 1492-1700
Lyle N. McAlister. The Birth of the American Encomienda Meanwhile, an institution had been evolving that, if it did not fulfill all of Isabella's aims, served to mobilize Indian labor systematically and legally. Its origins lay in an ad hoc response to ...
Lyle N. McAlister, 1984
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Law and Development in Latin America: A Case Book
."5 While the quoted sentence suggests that the encomienda was a grant of land, in law it was not; it was, instead, "essentially conceived as a concession of the right to collect the king's tribute."6 There were grants (mercedes) of land, often ...
Kenneth L. Karst, Keith S. Rosenn, 1975
10
Guide to the Hispanic American Historical Review, 1956-1975
77 KEITH, ROBERT G. "Encomienda, Hacienda and Corregimiento in Spanish America: A Structural Analysis," 51:3 (August 1971), 431-446. Encomiendas and haciendas can both be analyzed on the basis of structural relationships between  ...
Stanley Robert Ross, Wilber A. Chaffee, Beecher C. Ellison, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCOMIENDA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encomienda is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police log for July 1, 2015 - The Daily Independent
09:36 — David Encomienda Garcia was arrested at Drummond and Downs on a charge of driving on a suspended license. 11:23 — A pressure ... «Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Jul 15»
2
Foundation Date of First Cuban Villages Obscure
Professor Gómez goes on saying that “de Las Casas wrote how he was called from Jagua, where he had the encomienda, to celebrate a mass ... «Escambray, Jul 15»
3
Brasil reza por Neymar y Venezuela, por la 'vinotinto'
Brasil se encomienda a todos los santos para que su estrella Neymar solo reciba una leve sanción tras ser expulsado en la derrota de la ... «La Prensa, Jun 15»
4
Avalan nombramientos de Jorge Colberg
Dijo que de esa fecha en adelante anunciará su plan de trabajo y el equipo de personas que trabajarán junto a él en su nueva encomienda. «El Nuevo Dia.com, Jun 15»
5
El padre de la invención
Para los niños, cada tarea le ha abierto las puertas a nuevos mundos de diversión ya que no solo la culminación de cada encomienda ... «El Nuevo Dia.com, Jun 15»
6
Resúmenes de todas las conferencias de E3 2015
Luego vino Microsoft desde el Galen Center, y la encomienda era presentar la alineación de juegos exclusivos más grande en la historia de la ... «LEVELUP, Jun 15»
7
Atencion a habitantes de calle en Medellin
... que toma fuerzas y se encomienda a Dios para que como él dice: “La gente nos conozca, se una a la obra de la fundación y ayuden”. «ElTiempo.com, Jun 15»
8
Smiths Detection obtiene una orden para la provisión de Sistemas …
... transportistas y servicios de encomienda, en los que se requiere la inspección de pálets y contenedores para este tipo de transporte. «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
9
Elogia entrenador a Dellavedova
Aceptando y cumpliendo la encomienda de defender a Curry en el Juego 3, Dellavedova lo limitó a 12 de 5 en goles de campo a diferencia ... «ESPN Deportes, Jun 15»
10
Mareros huyen y se asientan en Tiquicia
“Para probar fidelidad se le encomienda ejecutar al enemigo, tiene que caminar con nosotros, todos te están estudiando. Tráfico de armas ... «Diario Extra Costa Rica, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Encomienda [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/encomienda>. May 2024 ».
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