▁Spanish ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁populations ▁of ▁America ▁as ▁being ▁free ▁human ▁be ings ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁rights ▁( to ▁liberty ▁and ▁property , ▁for ▁example ) ▁attached ▁to ▁them . ▁This ▁pron oun cement ▁was ▁h ed ged ▁in ▁with ▁many ▁subt le ▁qual ifications , ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crown ▁was ▁never ▁efficient ▁at ▁enfor cing ▁it , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁f ount ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁law . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Jean ▁Bur idan ▁▁▁ ▁John ▁Cant ius ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Emp ir ic ism ▁▁▁ ▁Henry ▁of ▁O y ta ▁▁▁ ▁Scottish ▁School ▁of ▁Common ▁S ense ▁▁▁ ▁Thomas ▁Re id ▁ ▁Adam ▁de ▁W ode ham ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Broad ie , ▁A ▁ ▁The ▁Circle ▁of ▁John ▁M air : ▁Log ic ▁and ▁Log icians ▁in ▁Pre - Re formation ▁Scotland , ▁Oxford ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁ ▁Broad ie , ▁A ▁The ▁Trad ition ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Philosoph y ▁Edinburgh ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Pol ygon ▁▁ ▁A ▁Comp an ion ▁to ▁the ▁The ology ▁of ▁John ▁M air , ▁ed . ▁John ▁T . ▁S lot em aker , ▁Le iden : ▁Br ill , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Conc ili ar ism ▁and ▁Pap al ism , ▁ed . ▁J . ▁H . ▁Burn s ▁and ▁Thomas ▁M . ▁Iz b icki , ▁Cambridge : ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁( In cludes ▁M air ' s ▁defense ▁of ▁conc