The Establishment of Spanish Rule in America: An Introduction to the History ...
The Establishment of Spanish Rule in America: An Introduction to the History ...
Bernard Moses
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Theyanaconas were real slaves, but their master might not sell them nor abandon them in their old age ; he was * Arcos, La Plata, 105. Digitized by VjOOQIC RIO DE LA PLATA I95 obliged to furnish them food, to clothe them, and to instruct them in the Christian religion." * The innmediate heir of the conqueror might inherit his encomiendas, but at the expiration of the second life, the Indians should be free. They might then work on their own account, but should be subject to a moderate poll-tax.... Indians hitherto nomadic were compelled to adopt a settled life, to construct houses for themselves, and to submit to the municipal organization of a village or a town. A corregi- dor was appointed for the administration of justice, and the general affairs of the town were controlled by an ayuntamiento composed of two alcaldes and regidores. Although these settle- ments were composed exclusively of Indians, they were ordered in the form of Spanish municipalities.* The period of Irala's administration is, more- over, noteworthy for the practice of polygamy, which at that time became general in the colony.
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