Description
Book SynopsisHow the people of Mexquitic redefined their identity from "Indian" to "Mexican" over the last two centuries.
Trade ReviewFrye used extensive colonial era archival data to document the transformation of the Indians of Mexquitic, a town in northeastern Mexico, into Mexicans. His research combined ethnographic data with the history of the people and region. The book reflects an impressive scholarship invaluable to anyone interested in Mexican history. * Choice *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A World in Construction
- 3. Founding Mexquitic
- 4. Colonial Politics
- 5. People and Priest
- 6. Modern Politics
- 7. Land, History, and Identity
- Abbreviations
- Appendix A. Population of Mexquitic
- Appendix B. Will of Sebastian Martin, 1714
- Appendix C. Summary of Merchant's Account, Mexquitic, 1798
- Appendix D. Petition by Three Widows of Mexquitic, 1764
- Appendix E. Petition by a Friar to the Viceroy of New Spain
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
