Encomienda, repartimiento, and labor systems in central Mexico (1521–1600)

1. Fall of Tenochtitlan opens labor reorganization

   Aug 13, 1521Labels: Tenochtitlan, Spanish Crown

   • Britannica
   • WDL

2. Cortés distributes early encomiendas in central Mexico

   Jan 1, 1522Labels: Hern n, Encomienda

   • Britannica
   • WDL

3. Zumárraga appointed “Protector of the Indians”

   Dec 12, 1527Labels: Juan de, Protector of

   • Zum rraga
   • Britannica

4. First Audiencia begins tighter control of repartimientos

   Apr 5, 1528Labels: First Audiencia, Repartimiento

   • UNAM PDF
   • Huexotzinco

5. Ordinances issued for “good treatment” of natives

   Dec 4, 1528Labels: Charles V, Ordinances

   • UNAM PDF

6. Huexotzinco Codex records tribute-and-labor abuse claims

   Jan 1, 1531Labels: Huexotzinco Codex, Nu o

   • Huexotzinco
   • WDL

7. Tlaxcala receives royal city status and privileges

   Apr 22, 1535Labels: Tlaxcala, Royal City

   • WDL
   • Tlaxcala Writ

8. New Laws restrict hereditary encomiendas

   Nov 20, 1542Labels: New Laws, Encomienda

   • Britannica
   • NPS

9. Repartimiento expands as a Crown-managed labor draft

   Nov 21, 1542Labels: Repartimiento, Crown

   • NPS
   • Repartimiento

10. Valladolid debate spotlights morality of conquest labor

    Aug 15, 1550Labels: Valladolid Debate, Bartolom de

    • Britannica
    • Junta

11. Royal cédula regulates Indigenous maize tax handling

    Jun 4, 1576Labels: Philip II, Royal c

    • ArchiveGrid

12. By 1600, encomienda declines as repartimiento dominates

    Jan 1, 1600Labels: Encomienda, Repartimiento

    • Britannica
    • Repartimiento