HIST 380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Lake Texcoco, Repartimiento, Nahua Peoples
17 Nov 2018
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Native village histories were written that merged elements of. Warriors that turned into quail-serpents and wielded colonial-type land titles. Less divide between spaniards and nahuas than there was between locals and outsiders. Spanish monarchs were officially committed to defending indigenous lands as legally inalienably community property. Was friction with livestock, since it was new to the area and they would eat natives crops. Spanish landlords encroached piecemeal on community lands and private plots held by native farmers. Spanish estate owners used violence, treats, legal loopholes, debt traps and other tricks to expand holdings. Main exploitation was extraction of native people"s surplus products and labor. Rep blica de espa oles relied on healthy survival of. Originally, spaniards requested econmiendas, which required native peoples to serve them in military or provide products. Also had charge of surplus adult male labor, in ranching, mining, textile production, and other things.
