Chapter 3 Spanish De Jure Myths (1493–1573)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. On the Series V
3. Acknowledgements VII
4. Contents IX
5. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2 European Colonial Law and Appropriation Practices in the Americas 25
7. Chapter 3 Spanish De Jure Myths (1493–1573) 46
8. Chapter 4 Spanish Colonial Appropriation Practices in Terra Firme and Trinidad (1503–1591) 73
9. Chapter 5 San Joseph de Oruña (1592–1802) 94
10. Chapter 6 Santo Tome (1595–1699) 114
11. Chapter 7 Violent Capuchin Removal and Spatial Extensions (1682–1817) 136
12. Chapter 8 Dutch De Jure Myths (1581–1764) 166
13. Chapter 9 Dutch Appropriation Practices on the Wild Coast and Tobago (1581–1673) 186
14. Chapter 10 Essequibo and the Limits of Plantations (1670/75–1803) 211
15. Chapter 11 Dutch Inland Posts and the Limits of Jurisdiction and Interference (1737–1790) 237
16. Chapter 12 Dutch Posts on the “Wild Coast” and the Limits of Alliance (1678–1814) 270
17. Chapter 13 Conclusion 294
18. List of Abbreviations 303
19. List of Figures 305
20. Bibliography 307
21. Index 333