The legal system of the Viceroyalty of New Spain was built on laws, compilations, and political doctrine. Learn how royal decrees, the Recopilación de Leyes de Indias (Compilation of Laws of the Indies), and the so-called Política Indiana (Indian Policy) worked.
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