That he should use moderation in making repartimientos and tributes, not overtaxing the people, which moderation would be furthered by his taking care that his personal and his household expenses were within due bounds.
In 1497, letters patent were issued from the Sovereigns to the admiral, authorizing him to grant repartimientos of the lands in the Indies to the Spaniards.
The admiral gave repartimientos to those followers of Roldan who chose to stay in the island, which were constituted in the following manner.
The same with regard to the provision for repartimientosand encomiendas of the Indians.
However, the repartimientos held by the Spaniards contain but few persons and yield small income; and thus they cannot assist in supplying all the instruction necessary, because of the cost of maintaining the religious.
He was watchful over the finances, much dilapidated in the late troubles, and in several instances retrenched what he deemed excessive repartimientos among the Conquerors.
Some represented him as winning all hearts by his open temper and the politic profusion with which, though covetous of wealth, he distributedrepartimientos and favors among his followers.
Before his departure, he arranged a distribution of those repartimientos which had lapsed to the Crown during the past year by the death of the incumbents.
The repartimientos thus distributed varied in value from one hundred to thirty-five hundred pesos of yearly rent; all, apparently, graduated with the nicest precision to the merits of the parties.
He was opposed to the repartimientos of Indians, that source of all kinds of inhumanity; but he found all the men of wealth in the colony, and most of the important persons of the court, interested in maintaining them.
He had strong opponents to encounter in various persons high in authority, who, holding estates and repartimientos in the colonies, were interested in the slavery of the Indians.
The repartimientos continued in the state in which he found them, excepting that he removed such of the superintendents as had been cruel and oppressive, and substituted men of his own appointment, who probably proved equally worthless.
This was the germ of the cruel and oppressive repartimientos and encomiendas which were destined to depopulate the islands and to bring an indelible stigma on the Spanish colonial system in the Indies.
Then the sum given by his Majesty and the aid furnished by the Indians can be put together, and those boats built or bought without making repartimientos among the communities of the Indians.
The New Laws provided, among other things, that all the officers of the crown were to renounce their repartimientos or holdings of Indian serfs, and that compulsory personal service was to be entirely abolished.
Repartimientos given to the conquerors were not to pass to their heirs, but were to revert to the king.
It must however be remarked, that several of these most valuable repartimientoshad been retained by Gonzalo for his own benefit, under pretence of providing for the expences of the war.
Your Majesty has ordered that from the repartimientos of Indians that are now or shall become vacant, twelve thousand pesos de minas shall be assigned to the royal crown, to pay the salaries of the Audiencia.
These, as well as the encomenderos of Leyte, above mentioned, have repartimientos of Indians in other places.
With those who shall possess their repartimientos and encomiendas without any stipulation for the consolidation, you shall contract in the same manner and form, with the obligation to come to obtain the confirmation.
In the meanwhile, the least amount of tribute possible should be taken for the support of all, considering that it is not owed; and those who have repartimientos should support those who have not.
The vacant repartimientos are very necessary to reward the many persons who have served, and who complain with reason that the royal estate is always increasing, and yet it has many debts.
He complains of the reckless manner in whichrepartimientos had been assigned by Legazpi and Lavezaris, an abuse which he is trying to reform.
But you shall see to it carefully that the repartimientos have enough for instruction, and for the maintenance of the encomenderos.
Whenever any repartimientos of Indians become vacant in the said islands, you shall apportion some of the Indians to my crown, as an aid toward the said pay.
Repartimientos or polos; referring to the forced labor of natives on public works, such as ship and road-building.
In their provinces they supervised the building of ships, the construction of roads and bridges, the repartimientos or polos [44] of Indians, and the planting of tobacco when the tobacco monopoly existed in the Philippines.
We may notice again that the first repartimientos made by Columbus .
The chief capitals and the seaports shall be assigned to us, although first and foremost the appraisal of the said tributes of such repartimientos shall have been made.
We hope to be remunerated for it all by a sovereign and prince so Christian and one who has so munificent and liberal a hand as your Majesty, by your showing us the favor to concede and grant us the repartimientos which might be in this land.
Some repartimientos of Indians shall be made to those persons who shall go to make the said settlement, in accordance with their services and the quality of the persons to whom they are made.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "repartimientos" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
