Also, the several articles by Luis Lira Montt endorse the conception of honor as a principle associated to the elite. His interest for the study of nobility in Indias, as a social institution regulated by the Spanish crown, stems from a historical-legal and institutional point of view. Some of his works are: "Benem?tos del Reino de Chile repertorio del siglo XVII", Bolet?de la Academia Chilena de la Historia (en adelante BAChH), N° 105, 1995, 51-74;
