Encomiendas is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Encomiendas meaning
plural of encomienda
Using Encomiendas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of encomienda
Context around Encomiendas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Encomiendas
- In this selection, "encomiendas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, las, former and named stand out and add context to how "encomiendas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 23 named encomiendas in perpetuity and de las encomiendas en las. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "encomiendas" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with encomiendas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He reserved many encomiendas for himself and for his retinue, which they considered just rewards for their accomplishment in conquering central Mexico. (22 words)
The Oaxaca Valley was one of the wealthiest region of New Spain, and Cortés had 23,000 vassals in 23 named encomiendas in perpetuity. (24 words)
Born To Die, p. 13. Cruel systems of forced labor (such as encomiendas and mining industry's mita ) under Spanish control also contributed to depopulation. (25 words)
Spanish settlement during the 16th and 17th centuries The "Memoria de las Encomiendas en las Islas" of 1591, just twenty years after the conquest of Luzon, reveals a remarkable progress in the work of colonization and the spread of Christianity. (40 words)
The mission of Santa Rosa de Arima was established in 1789 when Amerindians from the former encomiendas of Tacarigua and Arauca ( Arouca ) were relocated further east (They settled in Santa Rosa close to the town of Arima). (37 words)
The earliest holders of encomiendas, the encomenderos were the conquerors involved in the campaign leading to the fall of Tenochtitlan, and later their heirs and people with influence but not conquerors. (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
Born To Die, p. 13. Cruel systems of forced labor (such as encomiendas and mining industry's mita ) under Spanish control also contributed to depopulation.
He reserved many encomiendas for himself and for his retinue, which they considered just rewards for their accomplishment in conquering central Mexico.
Spanish settlement during the 16th and 17th centuries The "Memoria de las Encomiendas en las Islas" of 1591, just twenty years after the conquest of Luzon, reveals a remarkable progress in the work of colonization and the spread of Christianity.
The earliest holders of encomiendas, the encomenderos were the conquerors involved in the campaign leading to the fall of Tenochtitlan, and later their heirs and people with influence but not conquerors.
The mission of Santa Rosa de Arima was established in 1789 when Amerindians from the former encomiendas of Tacarigua and Arauca ( Arouca ) were relocated further east (They settled in Santa Rosa close to the town of Arima).
The Oaxaca Valley was one of the wealthiest region of New Spain, and Cortés had 23,000 vassals in 23 named encomiendas in perpetuity.