Title Mastering the law : slavery & freedom in the legal ecology of the Spanish Empire / Ricardo Raúl Salazar Rey

Published Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) Series Atlantic crossings Atlantic crossings. Contents Introduction : slavery and the law in Latin America -- Empire, province, law, and enslaved Afroiberians -- Cases of faith -- Slaves and the courts -- Royal justice Summary "Explores the legal relationships of enslaved people and their descendants during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Spanish America." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed on February 9, 2021) Subject Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Latin America -- History Enslaved persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Latin America -- History Slavery -- Law and legislation Enslaved persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. Esclavage -- Droit -- Amérique latine -- Histoire. Latin America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780817393168 0817393161

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