The hacienda system dominated the colonial economy after 1550 largely because
A) acute food shortages created new demands for efficient agricultural production.
B) mayorazco assured the perpetuation of consolidated property.
C) the decline of indigenous populations and Spanish legislation weakened the encomienda.
D) intra-elite marriages consolidated the ownership of encomienda lands.
Question 2
The encomienda originario took advantage of traditional Guaran kinship obligations that
A) forced women in patriarchal families to provide labor services to the Spanish.
B) allocated Guaran tributaries to Spanish masters according to their rank or merits.
C) granted labor and tribute services in return for Spain's help in defeating Guaran enemies.
D) forced relatives of Guaran women concubines to work for Spanish masters.