The New Laws of 1542:
A) led Protestant Europeans to create the "Black Legend" about Spanish rule in the Americas.
B) introduced the encomienda system.
C) were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru's conqueror.
D) commanded that Indians no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions.
E) forbade the enslavement of Africans in New Spain.
Ans: D) commanded that Indians no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions.
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