Book contents
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- Part II Context
- 4 The Setting
- 5 The Viceroys
- 6 The Judiciary
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- Part VI Interpretations
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - The Judiciary
from Part II - Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
Book contents
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- Part II Context
- 4 The Setting
- 5 The Viceroys
- 6 The Judiciary
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- Part VI Interpretations
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Spanish judiciary thrived on complexity. Judges in the Americas worked within multiple court systems with interwoven jurisdictions and could consult seven different overlapping law codes when considering their decisions. This chapter covers the relevant judicial institutions in the context of the late eighteenth century.
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- Death in Old MexicoThe 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation, pp. 55 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023