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Conquest and survival in colonial Guatemala : a historical geography of the Cuchumatán Highlands, 1500-1821 /

Conquest and Survival in Colonial Guatemala examines the impact of Spanish conquest and colonial rule on the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, a frontier region of Guatemala adjoining the country's northwestern border with Mexico. While Spaniards penetrated and left an enduring mark on the region, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lovell, W. George (William George), 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Edición:Fourth edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : geography and the past
  • The regional setting. Physical and human geography
  • Contact and conquest, 1500-1541. Land and life on the eve of Spanish conquest
  • Conquest and subjugation by imperial Spain
  • The native population at Spanish contact
  • The colonial experience, 1541-1821. In pursuit of order : Congregación and the administration of empire
  • Economic demands and ethnic relations : Spanish control of the native population
  • Working the land : landholding patterns and the agricultural economy
  • Collapse and recovery : demographic change in the native population
  • Conclusion : refuge in the mountains.