what are the differences between English and Spanish slavery?
- The British saw slaves as the owner's property while the Spanish just saw them as the lesser class.
- Spanish slave laws were drawn up in Europe while the British were drawn up in the colonies.
- Spanish judges were expected to promote liberty, however this was not so for the British judges.
- the slaves could not enter into a contract without their master's consent in the british colonies. In the spanish colonies slaves were allowed to enter into contracts without their master's consent. for e.g marriage.
- Marriage was encouraged in the Spanish colonies but not int eh British.
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