On equity.The Agustinian School in New Spain.
Keywords:
Equity, Distributive justice, Fray Alonso de la Veracruz, Fray Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, Augustine friars, Government postsAbstract
Based on the mind of the friar Alonso de la Veracruz, this essay discusses the thinking that was taking place among the Augustine friars stationed in the Western Indies, where local ideas about the recognition of human condition of any individual, and particularly, of the natives of the New World, evolved. In this regard, this essay analyzes the unique contribution of fray Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, De iustitia distributiva, which dates from the fi rst half of the 17th century. Besides making a strong plea, this work justifi es canonically, juridically and morally the reasons why the ecclesiastical and civil authorities should give priority to the naturales, that is, Indians and criollos, instead of those peninsular Spaniards, as it was done quite easily.
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