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Book SynopsisThis social history of one remote corner of Spain's colonial American empire uses marriage as a window into intimate social relations, examining the Spanish conquest of America and its impact on a group of indigenous peoples, the Pueblo Indians, seen in large part from their point of view.
Trade Review'A hypnotizing study of the encounter between Indians and Europeans in New Mexico and of the formation of a colonial society, When Jesus Came is not 'lite' history. It is as theoretically sophisticated and as thoroughly researched as academic history gets. Gutierrez's work is proof that historians can have it both ways, meeting scholarly standards while also offering stories and ideas to capture the interests of a wider audience.'Patricia Nelson Limerick, The New York Times Book Review
Table of ContentsTables and figures Introduction Part I. The Sixteenth Century: 1. The Pueblo Indian world in the sixteenth century Part II. The Seventeenth Century: 2. The Spanish conquest of New Mexico 3. Seventeenth-century politics Part III. The Eighteenth Century: 4. The reconquest of New Mexico 5. Honor and social status 6. Honor and virtue 7. Honor and marriage 8. Marriage and the church 9. Marriage - the empirical evidence 10. The bourbon reforms on the Northern Frontier Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index.
