Note 1 — ROYAL DECREE CONCERNING NATIVE SCHOOLS

This law, given by Felipe IV at Madrid, March 2, 1634, and again, November 4, 1636, is as follows: “We ask and request the archbishops and bishops to take measures and give orders in their dioceses for the curas and missionaries of the Indians by the use of the mildest means, to order and direct all the Indians to be taught the Spanish language, and to learn in it the Christian doctrine, so that they may become more capable of the mysteries of our holy Catholic faith, may profit for their salvation, and obtain other advantages in their government and mode of living.” ↑