Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-477) and index.
Contents
Prehispanic slavery -- slavery and the Spanish conquest -- Slaves of Rescate -- the slave trade -- The branding of slaves -- Prices and numbers of slaves -- Personal service: forced tributary labor, 1524-49 -- The Cerrato Reform -- Reaction to the reforms -- Repartimiento Labor -- Varieties of forced labor, 1550-1600 -- Agricultural labor -- The native aristocracy under Spanish rule -- Indian women and the Spaniards -- Postscript -- Appendix a: Indian populations -- Appendix B: Spanish Vecinos in Central America during the first century of colonization.