The Encomenderos of New Spain, 1521-1555 - Brossura

Valencia, Robert Himmerich Y.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0292731086 ISBN 13: 9780292731080

Casa editrice: Univ of Texas Pr, 1995

Riassunto

While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. Hence, the early arrivals in Mexico sought encomiendas—"a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (theencomendero) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction."

This study profiles the 506 known encomenderos in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of theencomienda system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of theencomienda system. The second part provides concise biographies of the encomenderos themselves.

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• Editore: Univ of Texas Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0292731086
• ISBN 13: 9780292731080
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 348