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Thirty Two Laws Of Burgos Analysis
The Thirty Two Laws Of Burgos

Summary of Each Law 1: The Indians are to be removed from their land and placed into encomiendas. For every fifty Indians, four lodges shall be built (thirty by fifteen feet). This land cannot be taken from them since they were taken from their original land. Their original land will be burned so that they cannot return to it. The Indians will do the planting of all of the food. During the proper seasons, the encomenderos (men looking over the Indians) will have the Indians plant corn and raise the hens. 2: The Indians will leave their land voluntarily to come to the encomiendas so that they shall not suffer from being removed by force. 3: The citizen to whom the Indians are given must erect a structure to be used as a church. In the church must be a picture of Our Lady and a bell with which to call the Indians to …show more content…
The Indian shall make confession without being charged a fee. If the Indian is to die, he shall be buried with a cross near the church. If he is not buried, the encomendero owes a fine of four gold pesos. 11: The Indians must not be used as carriers for transporting things to the Indians at the mines. 12: All Spanish inhabitants who have Indians in an encomienda must have the infants baptized within a week of their birth. 13: After the Indians have been brought to the estates, gold shall be searched for as follows: Indians in an encomienda must search for gold for five months a year and at the end of the five months are allowed to rest for forty days. During the forty days, the Indians are not to be employed, unless they are a slave and accept to plant the crops. During the forty days, the Indians will be further instructed in faith since they have more time do learn. 14: The Indians must be allowed to perform their sacred
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