onquest has disappeared. The

1573 Ord

inances of Discovery
make this clear: "Discoveries
are not to be cal

led conquests. Since we wish them to be carried out peacefully and charitably, we do not want to use the term 'conquest' to offer any excuse for the employment of force or causing injury to the Indian" (in Hanke 1973, 112). The ordinances mark a profound change in the relation between the monarch and the class of nobles who served as conquistadors. A brief comparison between

the first laws governing conquest activity in 1513 and the 1573 ordinances is revealing. In 1513, the Laws of Burgos instituted the practice of forcibly relocating and splintering native communities by "giving" the Indians in "allotments" (repartimientos) t