The Age of Exploration: Chapter 10, Exercise 3 — Possible Solution ====================================================================== EXAMPLE LINK "The encomienda in Hispaniola followed from Columbus's voyage." EVIDENCE NEEDED - Documents showing the colonial authorities adopted the system because of the settlements Columbus founded. - A reason to exclude other causes, such as earlier Iberian institutions (Chapter 6 says it was based on medieval Iberian reconquista ones). - Dates showing the order of events.