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3 unusual facts about Esselen people


Esselen people

The Spanish state based its right over the land and persons of the Indies on the Papal charge to evangelize the indigenous population.

King Charles V of Spain issued the New Laws (in Spanish, Leyes Nuevas, or "New Laws of the Indies for the Good Treatment and Preservation of the Indians") on November 20, 1542.

The Esalen Institute in Big Sur is named after this tribe as is Boy Scouts of America Monterey Bay Area Council Order of the Arrow Esselen Lodge #531.



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