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Book SynopsisThis book is about the quest of Spaniards born in the New World to define their American identity. It demonstrates that across the three centuries of colonial rule, Creole patriots succeeded in creating an intellectual and political tradition that by reason of its engagement with native history and American reality was idiosyncratic, regionally diverse, and distinct from any European model.
Trade Review'Such a short summary of a book elaborating over nearly 700 pages of finely printed text cannot hope to do it justice. Brading offers a study of impressive scope, rich content and suggestive argument, filled with incisive essays on all the major thinkers and commentators on colonial Spanish America … it is a major addition to the historiography of the Hispanic world and will undoubtedly become a standard work of reference for anybody interested in the foundations of Hispanic American intellectual life.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'Brading offers a study of impressive scope, rich content and suggestive argument, … it is a major addition to the historiography of the Hispanic world and will undoubtedly become a standard work of reference.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'Brading offers a study of impressive scope, rich content and suggestive argument, … it is a major addition to the historiography of the Hispanic world and will undoubtedly become a standard work of reference.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface; Prologue; Part I. Conquest and Empire: 1. A new world; 2. Conquerors and chroniclers; 3. The unarmed prophet; 4. The great debate; 5. Franciscan millenium; 6. The proconsul; 7. Andean pilgrim; 8. Jesuit triumphs; 9. History and myth; 10. The Catholic monarchy; 11. Tridentine prelate; Part II. Strangers in Their Own Land: 12. Inca humanist; 13. The Two Cities; 14. Creole patriots; 15. Annals of Ophir; 16. Mexican phoenix; 17. Western paradise; 18. Peruvian eclipse; 19. History and philosophy; 20. Jesuit patriots; Part III. Reconquest and Revolution: 21. The new state; 22. Erastian church; 23. Scientific traveller; 24. The great rebellion; 25. Liberals and patriots; 26. Insurgent creole; 27. Republican hero; 28. Civilisation and barbarism; 29. Mexican Leviathan; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
