THE PROHIBITION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS TO THE INDIANS IN THE SUBDELEGATION OF FRESNILLO AT THE END OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

Abstract

The Real Ordenanza de Intendentes of 1786 prohibited the distribution of goods (Repartimiento) to the Indians, as advance payment in exchange for their labor, however the authorities of the subdelegation of Fresnillo in the Intendancy of Zacatecas (Mexico) did not respect this custom. They counted with the complicity of the different Intendants, which led to constant calls from the vice regal authorities for compliance with the ban