Question

The New Laws of 1542: a. stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions. b. led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas. c. were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru’s conqueror. d. forbade the enslavement of Africans in New Spain. e. introduced the encomienda system.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A.

Explanation:

Stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions, is the right answer.

New Laws was a customary legislative code, enacted on 20th November 1542 by the then Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Charles V. This code was created to protect the Indians and to eliminate the encomienda system. According to this new code, Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions. This code provided the viceroy for Peru and audiencias in Guatemala and Lima to build a more efficient administrative and judicial arrangement.