The normativity of possession. Rethinking land relations in early-modern Spanish America, ca. 1500–1800
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DOI: 10.1080/10609164.2020.1755938
Abstract: This article advocates a critical reading of the historiography of land rights in earlymodern Spanish America. The main argument is that since the 1940s’ tradition of the derecho indiano, rights to land have been understood… read more here.
Keywords: land relations; land; early modern; historiography ... See more keywords