Urban Indians in a silver city : Zacatecas, Mexico, 1546-1810 /

In the sixteenth century, silver mined by native peoples became New Spain's most important export. Silver production served as a catalyst for northern expansion, creating mining towns that led to the development of new industries, markets, population clusters, and frontier institutions. Within...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Murillo, Dana Velasco (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1540-1810
Urban Indians > Mexico > History.
Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Zacatecas (Zacatecas) > Ethnic identity > History.
Silver industry > Social aspects > Mexico > Zacatecas (Zacatecas) > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Urban Indians
Ethnic relations
Indians of Mexico > Ethnic identity
Zacatecas (Zacatecas, Mexico) > Ethnic relations > History.
Mexico > History > Spanish colony, 1540-1810.
Mexique > Histoire > 1540-1810 (Colonie espagnole)
Mexico
Mexico > Zacatecas (Zacatecas)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : silver veins, urban grids, and layered identities
  • A tale of two settlements, 1546-1559
  • Ethnic cohesion and community formation, 1560-1608
  • The creation of Indian towns and officials, 1609-1650
  • Indios and vecinos : the maturation of urban indigenous society, 1655-1739
  • Revival and survival : indigenous society in the mid- to late colonial period, 1730-1806
  • Conclusion : from indigenous towns to mestizo barrios.

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