The protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima : : history, careers and legal culture, 1575- 1775 / / by Mauricio Novoa.

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Studies in the History of Private Law, Volume 19-10
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Legal history library. Studies in the history of private law ; Volume 19-10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (339 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary: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.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004305173
ISSN:1874-1793 ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Mauricio Novoa.