FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Laws of the Americas
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Laws of Presidios
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Laws of the Indies
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Laws of the Zuni
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Laws of the Indies (Spanish: Leyes de las Indias) are the entire body of laws issued by the Spanish Crown for the American and the Asian possessions of its empire. They regulated social, political, religious, and economic life in these areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -missions – religious communities. presidios – military bases. towns – small villages with farmers and merchants.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three kinds of settlements in New Spain were pueblos, presidios, and missions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The laws provided for three kinds of settlements in New Spain: pueblos, presidios (prih SID ee ohz), and missions. Some large communities included all three.
Detailed explanation-5: -Drawn up in 1512 and l513 in the city of Burgos, Spain, the Laws of Burgos became the first code of laws written by Europeans for the New World. The Laws of Burgos were remarkably enlightened for the time.