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What was the purpose of the 'Encomienda System' in the Spanish colonies of the New World?
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To provide labor for the creation of Spanish plantations, ranches, and mining.
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Encomienda was a Spanish labor system. It was applied on a much larger scale during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Philippines. Under this system, labors were traded for specific work in plantations, ranches, and mining.