Across
- 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.
- 6. Spanish or Portuguese military leaders, explorers, and adventurers who conquered Central and South America in the 16th century.
Down
- 1. The unethical, unjust, or unfair utilization of Indigenous people and natural resources for the benefit of colonial rulers and settlers.
- 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. 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. fun online video game.