The Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima

History, Careers and Legal Culture, 1575-1775
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-30516-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 19/10, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 621 g

Reihe: Legal History Library / Studies in the History of Private Law

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Novoa, Mauricio

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. ix
List of Illustrations, Charts and Tables. xi
List of Abbreviations. xiii

Introduction. 1
1 Bishop Protectors. 16
2 Protectors of Indians in the Audience of Lima. 44
3 Social Characteristics. 71
4 Advancement and Careers. 104
5 Economic Position. 145
6 Legal Culture. 179
7 Litigation at the Royal Audience of Lima. 206
Conclusion. 231

Appendices. 235
Appendix 1: Biographical Notes. 237
Appendix 2: The Library of Cipriano de Medina (1635). 254
Appendix 3: The Library of García José Lasso de Vega (1775). 277
Appendix 4: Procurators of Indians in the Real Audiencia of Lima, 1552–1789. 285

Bibliography. 291

Index. 320

Über Autor(innen)

Mauricio Novoa was educated in Lima and Cambridge, and has published on various aspects of Latin American legal and intellectual history.