TY - BOOK AU - Novoa,Mauricio TI - The protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima: history, careers and legal culture, 1575-1775 T2 - Legal history library SN - 9789004305175 AV - KHQ2202 U1 - 342.8508/720903 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Leiden PB - Brill KW - Indians of South America KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - History KW - Peru KW - Ombudspersons KW - Appellate courts KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Lima (Audiencia) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Bishop Protectors -- Protectors of Indians in the Audience of Lima -- Social Characteristics -- Advancement and Careers -- Economic Position -- Legal Culture -- Litigation at the Royal Audience of Lima -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - In The Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima: History, Careers and Legal Culture, 1575-1775 Mauricio Novoa offers an account of the institution that developed in the vice-royalty of Peru for the protection of Indians before the high courts of justice. Making use of historical materials, Novoa provides a comprehensive view on the formation of the legal elite in Lima during the colonial period; reviews the litigation undertaken by indigenous plaintiffs, and explains the legal culture that allowed the development of juristic doctrine around the Indian personal status UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004305175 ER -