Protector de Indios in colonial N.M.

by Cutter, Charles R.

Additional authors: Historical Society of New Mexico

Published by : University of N.M. Press (Albuquerque, NM) Physical details: 129 p.; 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ISBN:0826309054; 9780826309068; 9780826309051.

Subject(s): Indians of New Mexico -- Legal status, Laws, Etc. | Legal Assistance to Indians -- History -- New Mexico | Indians Protection | Pueblo Indians | New Mexico -- History -- To 1848

Year: 1986

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Genesis and development
The protector in early New Mexico
The eighteenth century : the new order
Other channels
The nineteenth century : continuity and change

In the provision for justice in Spain's colonies, perhaps the highest expression of idealism came in laws concerning the treatment of native peoples. Colonial authorities, however, often failed to uphold well-intentioned legislation. One notable exception, though, was in the work of the officials appointed by the Spanish government to represent Indians in legal matters--the protector de indios. Cutter provides in his study a valuable glimpse of the life of Native Americans as well as their dealings with various agents of Spain on her colonial frontier. The Indians in New Mexico, through the protector, gained entry to the Spanish legal system. On occasion, they even initiated litigation to uphold their rights. A key role played by the protector was vigilance toward Hispanic encroachment upon the pueblos' land. The impact of the protector's role remains a part of the Pueblo Indian legacy, for it helped to establish precedents that are crucial to the native peoples' ability to defend their territorial integrity today. This study is indispensable for all who are interested in the Indian and Hispanic cultures of the Southwest, and especially the clash of those two groups over land rights.--Jacket flap

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