After the Indian population had dwindled drastically, the effectiveness of encomiendas decreased. The hacienda system of landed estates found a home where the encomienda system used to prosper. The hacienda system was a system where American Indians worked free of wages for a landowner, and were bound to the land by being indebted to the state. Haciendas were the main means of production. They produced food for the miners, saddles, ropes, and sacks which aided in the production of gold and silver. Agriculture and ranching supported the time of haciendas and econmiendas. Although the encomienda system was not abolished until the 18th century, it remained unpopular for an extended period of
After the Indian population had dwindled drastically, the effectiveness of encomiendas decreased. The hacienda system of landed estates found a home where the encomienda system used to prosper. The hacienda system was a system where American Indians worked free of wages for a landowner, and were bound to the land by being indebted to the state. Haciendas were the main means of production. They produced food for the miners, saddles, ropes, and sacks which aided in the production of gold and silver. Agriculture and ranching supported the time of haciendas and econmiendas. Although the encomienda system was not abolished until the 18th century, it remained unpopular for an extended period of