Chapter II: +Enslavement by the Spaniards+

Idea of slavery 48
Practiced by Indians 48
Captives of Spanish wars enslaved 48
Sanctioned by Church and State 48
Public opinion 48
Enslavement of Indians would Christianize them 49
Processes of enslavement 49–55
War 49
Spanish explorers 49–55
Employment of slaves 55
Guides 55
Interpreters 55
Camp laborers 55
Burden bearers 55
Cooks 55
Mistresses 55
Treatment 55–57
Depended upon individual owners 55
Kindness to enslave instead of to kill 56
Instances of kindness 56–57
Manumission 57
Act of individual owners 57
Law of 1543 to end slavery in Spanish America 57
Law not successful 58
Missions and “presidios” 59–61
Life of Indians was practical slavery 61