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  1. 5. A labor and tribute system instituted by the Spanish Crown, granting a colonist (encomendero) the right to demand labor or tribute from a specified number of Indigenous people in a particular area.
  2. 6. Spanish or Portuguese military leaders, explorers, and adventurers who conquered Central and South America in the 16th century.
Down
  1. 1. The unethical, unjust, or unfair utilization of Indigenous people and natural resources for the benefit of colonial rulers and settlers.
  2. 2. The process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country [implied, not explicitly defined in the provided snippets, but referenced as the end of colonial rule].
  3. 3. A high-level administrative unit of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, ruled by a viceroy who acted as the direct representative of the Spanish king.
  4. 4. fun online video game.