Note 135 — Chapter VI · THE FINDING OF STRANGE COASTS.
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Footnote 135: There was, however, in this extreme case, a right of sanctuary. If the doomed slave could flee and hide himself in the tecpan before the master or one of his sons could catch him, he became free and recovered his clan-rights; and no third person was allowed to interfere in aid of the pursuer. Torquemada, Monarquía indiana, ii. 564-566.[Back to Main Text]