Town in the Empire - Government, Politics, and Society in Seventeenth Century Popayan

A study of a seventeenth-century town more typical of everyday colonial life than the major centers that have drawn most attention from historians.

List of contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Province and Town
• 2. Estates, Mines, and Commerce
• 3. Spaniards, Indians, and Negroes
• 4. Cabildo Government
• 5. Settler Affairs
• 6. Offices and Officeholders
• 7. The Governorship and the Treasury
• 8. Imperial Control
• 9. The Church and the Settlers
• Conclusion
• Appendices
• Notes
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index

About the author

By Peter Marzahl

Summary

A study of a seventeenth-century town more typical of everyday colonial life than the major centers that have drawn most attention from historians.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Marzahl
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1979
• EAN: 9780292780293
• ISBN: 978-0-292-78029-3
• No. of pages: 242
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series; LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series; Llilas Latin American Monograp
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous