Arise mutual rights and obligations between the encomendero and commissioned, which will leave deep marks in the social structure of Hispanic America. When establishing the institution of the parcel, the counselors of the king of Spain always allude to the feudal law of the middle ages. In America, the charge was an institution of contents differ according to time and place, by which a person is pointing a group of Indians who took advantage of their work or a tax assessed by the authority, and always with the obligation, by the encomendero, to seek and pay for the Christian education of the Indians. To reward those who had distinguished themselves by their services and to ensure the establishment of a Spanish population in the newly discovered and conquered lands, the Spanish Crown was forced to resort to the system of charges, since obtaining gold, except for rare exceptions, not enough to cover services. The parcel was a form of indirect tax to the Crown: the encomendero perceived tax in cash, kind or personal work that the Indian had to pay to the Crown. The encomendero undertook, however, to look after the welfare of indigenous people in spiritual and earthly, ensuring their maintenance and protection …show more content…
The feudal tradition of the conquerors and their noble aspirations prevented them from accepting the Laws of the Indies, however they were just from a legal point of view. His formula was to "follow but I do not accept." "The situation raised serious ethical and legal order, since the Indians had been declared king's subjects, to get them a tribute and justify the Spanish sovereignty over those lands; but as subjects entitled to their freedom, without which it could submit them neither to slavery or forced labor. However, if it is abolished, it was impossible to continue the gold business for lack of unskilled labor. During the government of Diego Columbus (1509-1515), son of the discoverer, and linked by marriage to the Castilian nobility, two formulas that would allow everyone to make his coat a coat, while respecting outside the law and justice were found. These formulas would respect the Indians of war, just or defensive war; Indians reason for the parcel. For Europeans peaceful dedicated to the operation or rescue they saw attacked, without provocation or reason, had the right to defend itself and to enslave prisoners of war thus obtained. A reason Indians were administered the parcel, old medieval institution born in mainland border: a free man without resources served a encomendero or lord in exchange for protection, shelter, food and clothing