The legal culture of Northern New Spain, 1700-1810 /
Charles R. Cutter.
- Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, 1995.
- xii, 225 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-215) and index.
The geographic setting -- The construction and spirit of derecho indiano -- Distant judicial elite -- The local judiciary -- The sumaria -- The plenario and the sentencia.
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