The encomienda system required Spanish colonists to do which of the following?

care for the native people

search for gold

work their own land

pay taxes to the king

I'm not very good at history but i think the correct answer is A from what i read on another webpage im so very sorry if i am wrong

care for the native people

Explanation:

The encomienda system was a socioeconomic institution through which a group of individuals were obliged to compensate another in work, kind or otherwise, to supposedly enjoy a good or a benefit that they had received. The institution of the clientele was established in Roman Europe from the Low Empire until the beginning of the Modern Age. Thus, there was a dependency relationship by which the stronger gave protection to the weaker in exchange for committing to keep loyalty and deliver certain services.