New Laws of 1542
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The New Laws of 1542 were a set of Spanish royal ordinances aimed at reforming colonial governance and protecting Indigenous peoples by limiting the power and abuses of encomenderos in the Americas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leyes Nuevas de 1542 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish royal ordinances
ⓘ
colonial reform legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
limiting abuses by encomenderos
ⓘ
protecting Indigenous subjects of the Spanish Crown ⓘ strengthening royal authority in the colonies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New Laws of 1542
ⓘ
surface form:
Leyes Nuevas de 1542
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| appliesTo |
Spanish America
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier reform efforts such as the Laws of Burgos ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1542 ⓘ |
| field |
colonial law
ⓘ
human rights history ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased centralization of colonial administration
ⓘ
tensions between Crown and colonial elites ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn | status of Indigenous vassals of the Crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bartolomé de las Casas
ⓘ
Dominican reformers in the Americas ⓘ |
| intendedTo |
curb exploitation in mines and plantations
ⓘ
end Indigenous slavery in Spanish territories ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | royal decree ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Spain ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
protection of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
reform of the encomienda system ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | reports of abuses in the conquest and colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Spanish colonists in Peru
ⓘ
encomenderos in the Americas ⓘ |
| partiallyRevokedIn | 1545 ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish imperial legislation in the Indies ⓘ |
| prohibits |
enslavement of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
granting new encomiendas ⓘ turning existing encomiendas into hereditary estates ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Charles I of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| regulates |
encomienda
ⓘ
forced labor of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Laws of Burgos
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ encomienda system ⓘ |
| resultedIn | partial revocation of some provisions under colonial pressure ⓘ |
| stipulates | existing encomiendas would revert to the Crown upon the holder’s death ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| triggered | rebellion of Gonzalo Pizarro in Peru ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Leyes Nuevas de 1542