Verapaz

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Verapaz

historical province, Guatemala

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Central America
Further conquest of the Indigenous
…province, which he called the Verapaz, was only partially successful, but it served as the basis for his arguments to the Spanish crown against abuse of the Indigenous peoples. The resulting New Laws of 1542 began the suppression of the encomienda system of exploitation of Indigenous labor.
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…province, which he called the Verapaz, was only partially successful, but it served as the basis for his arguments to the Spanish crown against abuse of the Indigenous peoples. The resulting New Laws of 1542 began the suppression of the encomienda system of exploitation of Indigenous labor.
Read More