Why were the encomiendas discontinued by the 1540s and all but gone by the 1620s?
A) The Spanish crown was unwilling to see the growth of a new nobility, and the decline of the Indian population made them less attractive.
B) The Indians refused to continue to serve under the imperial conditions established in the 1500s and demanded a new arrangement with the Spanish crown.
C) Despite the continued economic prosperity of the encomienda system, the Spanish crown discontinued them in order to establish a free labor system in the Americas.
D) As new land became scarce, existing encomiendas were divided among owners instead of new ones being created.
Ans: A) The Spanish crown was unwilling to see the growth of a new nobility, and the decline of the Indian population made them less attractive.
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