THE LAWS OF BURGOS OF 1512-1513: Royal Ordinances for the Good Government and Treatment of the Indians. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by Lesley Byrd Simpson.

Simpson, Lesley Byrd (Translator)

San Francisco: John Howell - Books, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 750 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. "A glimpse into the thinking of the mediaeval churchmen and jurists of Spain who (Las Casas to the contrary) were attempting to create in the New World a Christian community built upon the teachings of the Church Fathers and Aristotle." Octavo: [ii], 57 pp. Original light brown cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titles and decorations. Largely unopened. A fine copy. Fine. Item #78160

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