
Bartolome de Las Casas | A Discussion on a Man Before His Time
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The First Moderate Reform in the Laseburgo Saasd
The laws of burgos ave passed in 15 12, and they codify the encomienda system. It is basically a forced labor kind of system, almost like mediaeval serfs. So on the books, it seemed like a positive step but there's no enforcement mechanisms written into the law. The justification for the incomienda was this kind of humanitarian, evangelical, evanmission to christianize these people.
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