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Victory theirs, the Spaniards divided the Yucatán Peninsula into encomiendas or land grants which they seized as spoils of war. Mayan inhabitants of the land grants had to work for the owner and pay him tribute. Estates (haciendas) and plantations sprang up in many parts of the Peninsula, however, the poor soils and unswerving hostility of the Maya meant that most encomiendas failed, especially in Quintana Roo.
Mayan rebellions were commonplace and conditions along the eastern seaboard were so unfavorable for the foundation of Spanish communities, that the few colonists gradually abandoned the area.
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