encomienda

f.

assignment, mission (encargo).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: encomendar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: encomendar.

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encomienda

► nombre femenino

1 (encargo) assignment, mission

2 HISTORIA estate

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SF

1) (=encargo) charge, mission

2) (=elogio) praise

3) (=protección) protection

4) (=patrocinio) patronage

5) LAm (=almacén) warehouse

6) LAm (=paquete postal) parcel

encomienda contra reembolso — parcel sent cash on delivery

7) pl encomiendas †† regards, respects

8) ( Hist) colonial grant of land and native inhabitants to a settler

9) ( Hist) (Mil) command ( of a military order )

ENCOMIENDA The encomienda was a repressive system fixing the Spanish conquistadors' entitlement to labour and tribute from Indian communities. Although the Indians theoretically remained free subjects of the Spanish Crown, in practice they were enslaved to the encomenderos (those having encomienda rights). One of its most celebrated opponents was the Dominican friar and former encomendero Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474-1566). In 1542, in response to protests from the Church, and fearful of the growing power of the encomenderos, Charles V brought in laws aimed at phasing out the system. The Spanish settlers rebelled, but the Crown held fast to the central principle that encomienda rights should not be hereditary.

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femenino

1) (Hist) control over land and Indians granted to an encomendero 1)

2) (AmL) (Corresp) package (AmE), parcel (BrE)

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femenino

1) (Hist) control over land and Indians granted to an encomendero 1)

2) (AmL) (Corresp) package (AmE), parcel (BrE)

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encomienda

feminine

A (Hist) control over land and Indians granted to an encomendero

B (AmL) (Corresp) package (AmE), parcel (BrE)

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Del verbo encomendar: (conjugate encomendar)

encomienda es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
encomendar    
encomienda
encomienda sustantivo femenino (AmL) (Corresp) package (AmE), parcel (BrE)
encomendar verbo transitivo to entrust

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encomienda nf

1. [encargo] assignment, mission

2. Hist = area of land and its native inhabitants given to a conquistador

3. Am [paquete] package, parcel

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encomienda

f L.Am.

1 (paquete) parcel

2 HIST grant of land and labor by colonial authorities after the Conquest

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encomienda nf

1) : charge, mission

2) : royal land grant

3) : parcel