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Slavery was widespread in Mexico prior to the arrival of Europeans. When the Spanish colonized Mexico in the early 1500s, both Spanish and Papal law prohibited the enslavement of indigenous people. However, Hernan Cortes ignored these laws and enslaved the Aztecs after conquering their empire in 1521. Bartolome de Las Casas was an early critic of the enslavement of indigenous people in Mexico and advocated for reforms, though he had little success in ending slavery. Slavery remained an important part of the

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Mecca Jude Israel

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