The Aztecs under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico, 1519-1810

Published by Stanford University Press, 1965

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xiv, 657, col frontis, 16 b/w plates, 12 maps, 17 text figs, endpaper maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Fine in d/w. First edition. Based upon ten years of research, this study casts new light on many of the great themes of Spanish colonial history: the early promise of a cultural accord between the Spaniards and Indians; the growing divisions within the two societies, as well as between them; and the steady increase in the exploitation of Indians, largely unchecked by the Spanish crown. The focus throughout is on the effect of Spanish institutions on Indian life at the local level; the early fragmentation of the Aztec empire into many semi-independent towns, the complex relations between head towns and subject towns, and the changes in local economies, especially as seen in agriculture, trade, finance, labor, and the division of land. Social and religious changes in the Indian communities are also closely analyzed, so that the progressive dissolution of a great native empire into clusters of demoralized and exploited people emerges with clarity and fullness. The final chapter deals with the special case of the Indians of Mexico City.…

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Title
The Aztecs under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico, 1519-1810
Author
Gibson, Charles
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Publication year
1965
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Fine
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Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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Pemberley Books - Established 1989. Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology. We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London, close to M25, Iver Rail Station and Heathrow Airport) We list only books which are immediately available from stock on ABE, but can supply many other books to order.…

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