Mastering the law : slavery & freedom in the legal ecology of the Spanish Empire /
Ricardo Raśl Salazar Rey.
- Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
- Atlantic crossings .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : slavery and the law in Latin America -- Empire, province, law, and enslaved Afroiberians -- Cases of faith -- Slaves and the courts -- Royal justice.
"Explores the legal relationships of enslaved people and their descendants during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Spanish America."
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Slavery--Law and legislation--History.--Latin America Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--Latin America