Abstract. The aim of the study was to identify causal links between the necessity of adopting the Laws of Burgos of 1512 and the internal struggle of the Spanish Crown ("House of Trastamara") against the "House of Columbus" in the New World. Events in Spain and the New World and their interrelation were investigated; translations of primary sources from 16th-century Spanish into modern Spanish and English, as well as scientific articles by authors from various countries, were studied. Narrative, comparative, and historical methods were applied, and a chronology of events preceding the convocation of the Junta of Burgos in 1512 and the adoption of the Laws of Burgos was created. The article concludes that the convocation of the Junta of Burgos in 1512 was necessary for King Ferdinand II of Aragon as a political blow to the "House of Columbus" in the ongoing dispute over control of revenues coming from the West Indies

This article is an English translation of the original study published in 2021 in the journal Humanitarian Scientific Bulletin. The study examines the causal relationship between the adoption of the Burgos Laws of 1512 and the internal political struggle between the Spanish Crown (House of Trastámara) and the House of Columbus in the New World. Original article DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4911300