Idea of slavery 48 Practiced by Indians 48 Captives of Spanish wars enslaved 48 Sanctioned by Church and State 48 Public opinion 48 Enslavement of Indians would Christianize them 49 Processes of enslavement 49–55 War 49 Spanish explorers 49–55 Employment of slaves 55 Guides 55 Interpreters 55 Camp laborers 55 Burden bearers 55 Cooks 55 Mistresses 55 Treatment 55–57 Depended upon individual owners 55 Kindness to enslave instead of to kill 56 Instances of kindness 56–57 Manumission 57 Act of individual owners 57 Law of 1543 to end slavery in Spanish America 57 Law not successful 58 Missions and “presidios” 59–61 Life of Indians was practical slavery 61 CHAPTER III +Enslavement by the French+