In the mid-sixteenth century the "New Laws" promulgated by the Spanish throne to reform Spanish treatment of the natives were

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The "New Laws" were resisted or largely ignored by the local encomenderos (colonial administrators and landowners) in the Spanish colonies. These laws were intended to improve the treatment of the indigenous peoples and limit the powers of the encomenderos, but enforcement was difficult due to the vast distances and the encomenderos' significant local power.

In the Mid-Sixteenth Century the "New Laws" Promulgated by the Spanish