Females and males under 18 years of age or over 50 were exempt from the mita .
Mita was ordered that the Indigenous be fed , maintained in health , and evangelized by the encomenderos ( Spanish holders of the encomiendas ) .
Females and males under 18 years of age or over 50 were exempt from the mita , and it was ordered that the Indigenous be fed , maintained in health , and evangelized by the encomenderos ( Spanish holders of the encomiendas ) .