Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: The New Laws of the Indies, 1542 The Laws and ordinances newly made by His Majesty for the government of the Indies and good treatment and preservation of the Indians created a set of pro-Indian laws - so pro-Indian that they some had to be revoked in Mexico and in Peru due to settler opposition. where the viceroy was killed when he ...

North American Exploration by Cabeza de Vaca the early 1500's; America's First Written History.

Our Lady Of Guadalupe Patroness of the Americas Espa ol - Francais - Portugu s Our Lady of Guadalupe Chronology of Events Relation of the Apparitions Why the name Guadalupe Blessed Juan Diego The mysterious eyes of the Virgin Coatlaxopeuh versus Molech The Basilica My Prayer to Our Lady Read posted prayers - Post your own Say thanks to Our Lady See the flowers - Place your own rose. Guadalupe ...

Index to the DeWitt Colony Region under New Spain ...

The Spanish galleon Concepcion struck a reef in 1641, spilling a conquistador's ransom in silver. Join the crew in the fight to stay afloat and examine priceless finds from the wreck.

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Henry C Lea (1829-1909): The Inquisition in 17th-Century Peru: Cases of Portuguese Judaizers The most serious business of the tribunal, in the line of its proper functions, was with the apostasy of the Jewish New Christians. From the very foundation of the colonies . . . restrictions were laid on the emigration of Conversos and a law ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Pedro de Cieza de Leon: Chronicles of the Incas, 1540 Another view of the Incas, from a conquistador. It provides quite a lot of information about the Incan economy--a redistributive typical of all early civilizations. It is told for a fact of the rulers of this kingdom that in the days of their rule they had their representatives in ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Biographic Sources On Spaniards In The New World, 16th-17th Centuries Petitions for Jobs And Money A huge amount of information on individual Spanish settlers in the New world is available. Much comes from petitions - Probanzas de Servicios y Writos -for jobs sent to the king and Council of the Indies. As well as such petitions hundred ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales: The Founding of St. Augustine, 1565 I. THE LORD having granted us favorable weather from the first, five days' sailing brought us in sight of the Lanzarote Islands and Fuerte Ventura. The following Wednesday, July 5, 1565, we reached the Canary Islands, which are two hundred and fifty leagues from ...

The Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 The Treaty of Tordesillas was agreed upon by the Spanish and the Portuguese to clear up confusion on newly claimed land in the New World. The early 1400s brought about great advances in European exploration. In order make trade more efficient, Portugal attempted to find a direct water route to the India and China. By using a direct water route, Arab merchants, who ...