See the Letters for a sampling of some of the social types. B. Encomiendas were based on already existing indigenous political structures . The encomienda was correspondingly a much more complex organization in the core areas than in the Caribbean, or on the fringes. C. Transformation of indigenous political life . On the decline of encomienda, and establishing royal control .
Law provides an approximation of historical happening, or a commentary upon it.
Being clever, the crown arranged to have the various jurisdictions of these officials overlap, so that they would be in constant conflict with each other and have to turn to the crown to sort out their problems.