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Politics and Trade in Mexico 1750–1821

By Brian R. Hamnett

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780511759581, 9780521078603, 9780521100205
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511759581
Google Books ID
TjtJPQAACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3078335 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Latin American Studies 12
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
223\223
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The province of Oaxaca in southern Mexico was one of the main sources of Spanish wealth during the colonial period. The largely indigenous population supplied dyes and cotton for the Spanish merchants trading both with Spain and within Mexico itself. Much of the trade was conducted in violation of the Laws of the Indies and the royal decrees. The present study traces the struggles of the Spanish Metropolitan Government and the local episcopal authorities in Oaxaca to secure observation of the law. The effects of the eighteenth-century Bourbon reforms and of the Mexican Independence movement of 1810-21 are discussed. Brian Hamnett has based his study on archival sources in Seville and Mexico and provides statistical information in both the text and appendices. In addition the author has supplied detailed information concerning individuals - administrators, merchants, landowners, clerics - involved in politics and commerce.

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