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15.2
Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas
Term | Definition |
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Bartolomé de Las Casas | A priest who spoke out against the cruel treatment of the Native Americans and the wrongs of the encomienda system |
viceroy | Representatives who ruled each province in the king's name |
encomienda | The right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area |
peon | Worker forced to labor for a landlord to pay off debt |
peninsular | Person born in Spain |
creole | American-born descendants of Spanish settlers |
mestizo | People of Native American and European descent |
mulatto | People of African and European descent |
privateer | Pirate that operated with the approval of European governments. |