ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌzɐ lˈiːɡəl kˈoːɹt, ðə hˈaɪɪst ɪnðə kˈɑːləni, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɪ ˈɔɪdoːɹz wɜː dʒˈʌdʒᵻz, ðə bˈɑːdi ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ɪmpˈoːɹtənt lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv pˈaʊɚz ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv nˈuː spˈeɪn.
Although it was a legal court, the highest in the colony, and although the oidores were judges, the body also exercised important legislative and sometimes executive powers in the government of New Spain.