Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1648-1812

by Patch, Robert W.

• ISBN13: 9780804720625
• ISBN10: 0804720622
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-12-01
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

Summary

A study of the development of human society in Yucatan during the colonial period, this book poses a challenge to a variety of accepted views, including the notion that Yucatan was largely isolated from the main part of Spain's New World empire and thus from international markets and the world economy - an isolation often cited as the principal reason for the extended survival of indigenous culture in the region. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Yucatan society was composed of both Maya and Spanish commonwealths, each with its own economic, social, and political organization. This book represents several new departures, both for what is known about colonial Yucatan and for colonial Latin American history in general. It forces the reader to rethink much of the received knowledge about acculturation, the hacienda, and inter-regional relations.

Author Biography

Robert W. Patch is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Yucatan to 1648
Geography and Civilization	p. 9
The First Century of the Colonial Regime	p. 21
The Colonial Regime, 1648-1730
Maya Society	p. 41
The Peasant Economy	p. 67
Hispanic Economy and Society	p. 94
The Regime in Decline, 1730-1812
Economic and Social Change	p. 137
The Structure of Production	p. 169
Commerce, Markets, and the Crisis of Production	p. 201
Rural Society	p. 225
Conclusion	p. 245
Appendix A. Estimated Population of Indian Settlements, 1700 and 1716	p. 253
Appendix B. Non-Indians in the Villages of Yucatan, 1777-1791	p. 259
Notes	p. 265
A Note on the Primary Sources	p. 299
Works Cited	p. 303
Index	p. 315
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