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| | ARARA :: issue 6 [New Peoples, New Lands] |
 | | It was accepted that, in accordance with the principles of natural law, which were deeply embedded in medieval Christian society, the indigenous populations of the Indies were free peoples, entitled to full rights of liberty and property. |
 | | These early years in the history of New Spain were characterized, at least in certain quarters, by a highly positive, and indeed optimistic, evaluation of the capacity of the indigenous inhabitants, and of their aptitude for Christianity. |
 | | Reports of the New Laws led to rumblings in New Spain, where viceroy Mendoza thought it prudent to suspend their application, and to open revolt among the conquerors and settlers of Peru. |
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