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The Repartimiento: Forced Labor in Spanish America
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the repartimiento system—the Spanish colonial labor draft that funneled Indigenous workers into mines, farms, and public works across the Viceroyalty of New Spain and Peru. They trace its origins in the encomienda, its codification under Viceroy Francisco de Toledo, and its brutal application at the silver mines of Potosí and the mercury mines of Huancavelica. The conversation covers the legal protections that were routinely ignored, the role of the corregidor de indios, and how the system evolved after the Bourbon Reforms. Lucas also draws a sharp…
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