The duty of the Encomendero towards the indigenous people was to do what?

The encomendero had the right of collecting the tribute of the Indians entrusted to him, and the duty to see to their welfare, especially to their instruction in the Catholic faith.

i believe we're not a republic so that is a hard question

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.