Pages

Preface v–vii

Introduction 1–7

CHAPTER I

The Audiencias of the Spanish Colonies 8–31

CHAPTER II

The Establishment of the Audiencia of Manila (1583–1598) 32–82

CHAPTER III

The Judicial Functions of the Audiencia 83–120

CHAPTER IV

The Judicial Functions of the Audiencia: The Residencia 121–159

CHAPTER V

The Semi-Judicial and Administrative Functions of the Audiencia 160–192

CHAPTER VI

The Audiencia and the Governor: General Relations 193–225

CHAPTER VII

The Audiencia and the Governor: The Military Jurisdiction 226–258

CHAPTER VIII

The Audiencia and the Governor: Conflicts of Jurisdiction 259–303

CHAPTER IX

The Audiencia and the Governor: The Ad Interim Rule 304–361

CHAPTER X

The Audiencia and the Church: The Royal Patronage 362–409

CHAPTER XI

The Audiencia and the Church: The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction 410–444

Bibliography 445–462

Index 463–479