What was a major difference between the spanish encomienda system and the spanish caste system in the americas?

The Spanish encomienda system as its foundation in using Native Americans for enforced labour whereas the Spanish caste system as it foundation on a population of various races.

Encomienda was a labour system in Spain that recompense Lords with a group of people as Labour.

The Spanish cast system had children from different races, they placed class and status at birth. Class and status was based on how Spanish one was.

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Answer:

D) The encomienda system was based on using Native Americans for forced labor, while the caste system was based on a diverse and racially mixed population.

Explanation:

The encomienda system was developed by the Spanish based on their experience in Europe of deriving forced labor from the indigenous population. The caste system developed after extensive interracial and ethnic mixing took place as a way to maintain Spanish control over a diverse population.