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title: "What were the negative consequences of the Spanish encomienda system? Were there any positive consequences?"  
description: "What were the negative consequences of the Spanish encomienda system? Were there any positive consequences?"  
author: "Howard fuller"  
published: 2018-04-25  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# What were the negative consequences of the Spanish encomienda system? Were there any positive consequences?

What were the negative [consequences](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87372/the-khilafat-movement-a-misguided-alliance-with-dangerous-consequences) of the [Spanish](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41826/what-was-cuba-s-status-after-the-spanish-american-war) [encomienda system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43182/why-did-the-spanish-set-up-the-encomienda-system-and-what-were-the-results-of-that-system)? Were there any positive consequences?


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