Obedezco pero no cumplo
"Obedezco pero no cumplo" (English: I obey but I do not comply) is a phrase that was used in Spanish America throughout much of the colonial period to describe the attitude of local colonial officials towards the rule of the Spanish Crown.
External links
- Safety now faces new challenges, Houston Business Journal, December 26, 1997.
- Cervantes, Fernando. Old Worlds for New, The Times Literary Supplement, August 2, 2006.
- Diacon, Todd. Moving Up: Is it Really That Tough?, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2007.
- Keen, Benjamin. Chapter 4: "These Laws are Obeyed and Not Enforced", Latin American Civilization, Westview Press, 2000.
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