tapia

• We ordain and command that from now and henceforth no Indian may be enslaved because he has fought, nor for any other reason, whether because of rebellion, or for purposes of ransom, nor in any other way, and we desire that they shall be treated as our vassals of the Crown of Castile, for such they are No one may press the Indians into service by way of naboria or tapia(51) nor in any other manner against their will. —  Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings
• Write often and let me know what is needed and what passes Armed with these instructions, and with his appointment as governor ad interim_, Ponce returned to San Juan in February, 1510, with his wife and two daughters, settled in Capárra, where, before his departure in 1509, he had built a house of stamped earth (tapia), and where some of the companions of his first expedition had resided ever since. —  The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation
• “No one may press the Indians into service by way of naboria or tapia (51) nor in any other manner against their will. —  Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings
• Leaving a garden on the left, surrounded by a high tapia wall, we crossed —  In the Tail of the Peacock
• Cuando se trate de construir la tapia del corral pagaré jornales, y hasta llevaré un maestro alarife .... —  Novelas Cortas

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