Title Patrons, partisans, and palace intrigues : the court society of colonial Mexico, 1702-1710 / Christoph Rosenmüller

Published Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations, map Series Latin American and Caribbean series, 1498-2366 ; no. 6 Latin American and Caribbean series ; no. 6. 1498-2366 Contents Introduction -- The political and economic culture of Spain's early-eighteenth-century empire -- Court and corruption in Colonial Mexico -- Clients and creatures : Alburquerque's pervasive patronage -- The clash over contraband commerce and the Consulado -- Fighting the faux Habsburg conspiracy, 1706-1708 -- Alburquerque resists royal reforms -- Reform and revenge : the fall of Alburquerque, 1711-1715 -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Glossary -- Biographical information -- Prosopography of Mexican audiencia ministers in relation to the viceroy -- The Mexican consulado and the alcaldes ordinarios of Mexico City's cabildo civil -- Index of Albuquerque's appointments of alcaldes mayores, corregidores, and governors -- Alburquerque's appointments in the military Summary Palace intrigues and clientelism drove politics at the viceregal court of colonial Mexico. This book reconstructs social networks in the court of Viceroy Duke of Alburquerque (1702-1710). It reveals that the Duke presided over one of the most corrupt viceregal terms in Mexican history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-271) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, Francisco, duque de Alburquerque, 1666-1733. SUBJECT Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, Francisco, duque de Alburquerque, 1666-1733 fast Subject Patronage, Political -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century Viceroys -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century Political culture -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY. HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. Colonies -- Administration Patronage, Political Political culture Politics and government Spanish colonies Viceroys SUBJECT Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1540-1810. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084605 Spain -- Politics and government -- 1700-1746. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126161 Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration -- History -- 18th century Subject America Mexico Spain Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781552382608 1552382605

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