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Salazar Rey, Ricardo Raúl, 1979-

Mastering the law : slavery & freedom in the legal ecology of the Spanish Empire / Ricardo Raúl Salazar Rey. - 1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) - Atlantic crossings . - Atlantic crossings. .

Includes bibliographical references 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."

ISBN: 9780817393168 (electronic bk.) 0817393161 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery--Law and legislation--History.--Latin America
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--Latin America
Slavery--Law and legislation.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.
Esclavage--Droit--Histoire.--Amérique latine

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Latin America.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: KG546 / .S25 2020eb

Dewey Class. No.: 342.808/7