Salazar Rey, Ricardo Raśl, 1979-

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."



9780817393168


Slavery--Law and legislation--History.--Latin America
Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--Latin America


Electronic Books.

KG546 / .M378 2020