Entitled "Collection of Unpublished Documents Relating to the Discovery, Conquest, and Organization of the Former Spanish Colonies of the Overseas Settlements. Volume 5. Legislative Documents, Part I," this book is a significant source for the study of the history of the Spanish era in colonial America. This book contains important legal acts that laid the legal foundations for regulating life in the colonies, laws and regulations that determined the rules and order of government in the Spanish-governed territories. We recommend this book for the attention of those interested in the legal aspects of the colonial history of Spain and Latin America.