spaces of ambiguity: local powers and justice in spanish america in the 17th century
;Rafael Ruiz
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)2010pp. 81-101
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Abstract
In the Americas in the 17th century, there was a predominant legal view called "probabilism", which gave the local powers enough ambiguity to negotiate, adapt or reject royal laws. These local powers can therefore be considered true, efficient agents in the creation of Latin American law