Pacto entre rey lejano y súbditos indígenas. Justicia, legalidad y política en Nueva España, siglo XVII

This paper examines the idea of a “pact” between the Spanish king and his Indigenous vassals of the New World. Such a pact was mediated by a justice system based on the jusnaturalist theory as posited by 16th century authors. Although Indigenous people were not acquainted with the details of such th...

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