The legal culture of northern New Spain, 1700-1810
By: Charles R. Cutter.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Albuquerque, NM
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Law -- Southwest, New -- History -- 18th century.; Law -- Texas -- History -- 18th century.; Law -- New Spain -- History -- 18th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-215) and index.
Table of contents: title: The geographic setting; title: The construction and spirit of derecho indiano; title: Distant judicial elite; title: The local judiciary; title: The sumaria; title: The plenario and the sentencia.