The Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima: History, Careers and Legal Culture, 1575-1775

ISBN-13: 9789004305168 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 340 str.

Mauricio Novoa

Opis

In The Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima: History, Careers and Legal Culture, 1575-1775 Mauricio Novoa offers an account of the institution that developed in the vice-royalty of Peru for the protection of Indians before the high courts of justice. Making use of historical materials, Novoa provides a comprehensive view on the formation of the legal elite in Lima during the colonial period; reviews the litigation undertaken by indigenous plaintiffs, and explains the legal culture that allowed the development of juristic doctrine around the Indian personal status.