Laws of Burgos
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laws-of-burgos-162-5873911
title:
Laws of Burgos
text:
The Laws of Burgos, promulgated on 27 December 1512 in Burgos, Crown of Castile (Spain), was the first codified set of laws governing the behavior of Spaniards in the Americas, particularly with regard to the Indigenous people of the Americas. They forbade the slavery of the indigenous people and endorsed their conversion to Catholicism. The laws were created following the conquest and Spanish colonization of the Americas in the West Indies, where the common law of Castile was not fully applicab
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description:
First codified set of laws governing Spaniards in the Americas (1512–42)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_Burgos
date created:
2006-01-02T19:33:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T14:59:37Z
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