Repartimiento and encomienda were forced labor systems in Spanish colonial Latin America with similarities to slavery but legal distinctions; enforcement of laws was lacking.
Repartimiento was a forced labor system in Spanish colonial Latin America where natives were compelled to perform harsh manual labor under cruel conditions but were not considered slaves as they were not owned. Another similar system was the encomienda, which granted control over native workers to mine or plantation owners. While laws like the New Laws of the Indies attempted to forbid enslavement, they were often unenforced, leading to continued appalling conditions.
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