<p>The seventeenth century has been characterized as "Latin America's forgotten century." This landmark work, originally published in 1973, attempted to fill the vacuum in knowledge by providing an account of the first great colonial cycle in Spanish Central America. The colonial Spanish society of
Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1520-1720
โ Scribed by Murdo J. MacLeod
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 616
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This account of the first great colonial cycle in Spanish Central America looks at how that society and its economy changed between the 16th and 18th centuries, covering the seizure of Indian wealth, the first silver booms, and the period of modern raw materials supply. Originally published by the University of California Press, 1973, 1984.
Reprinted with a new introduction and index.
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Though the Aztec Empire fell to Spain in 1521, three principal heirs of the last emperor, Moctezuma II, survived the conquest and were later acknowledged by the Spanish victors as reyes naturales (natural kings or monarchs) who possessed certain inalienable rights as Indian royalty. For their part,
<p>Though the Aztec Empire fell to Spain in 1521, three principal heirs of the last emperor, Moctezuma II, survived the conquest and were later acknowledged by the Spanish victors as reyes naturales (natural kings or monarchs) who possessed certain inalienable rights as Indian royalty. For their par