Description |
1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations, map |
Series |
Latin American and Caribbean series, 1498-2366 ; no. 6 |
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Latin American and Caribbean series ; no. 6. 1498-2366
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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 |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, Francisco, duque de Alburquerque, 1666-1733.
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SUBJECT |
Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, Francisco, duque de Alburquerque, 1666-1733 fast |
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Patronage, Political -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century
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Viceroys -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century
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Political culture -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Colonies -- Administration
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Patronage, Political
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Spanish colonies
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Viceroys
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SUBJECT |
Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1540-1810. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084605
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Spain -- Politics and government -- 1700-1746. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126161
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Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration -- History -- 18th century
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America
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Mexico
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Spain
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781552382608 |
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1552382605 |
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