Governance and society in colonial Mexico
Subtitle: Chihuahua in the eighteenth century
By: Cheryl English Martin.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Social structure -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (Chihuahua); Frontier and pioneer life -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (Chihuahua); Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mexico) -- Social life and customs; Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810; Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mexico) -- Politics and government; Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mexico) -- Economic conditions; Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mexico) -- Race relations
Description: "A valuable addition to the historical literature on late colonial Mexico and the very modified impact of the Bourbon reforms. Solidly based on research in the well-preserved local archives, the author investigates how a large city on the northern frontier differed from other cities in New Spain. Particularly rich in materials on labor and ritual"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.