From official discourse to judicial sources. The enemy and the process of miscegenation in the north of New Spain, in the late colonial period

  • Sara Ortelli CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA)
Keywords: mestizaje, enemy, judicial documentation, north of México

Abstract

This article compares the official and judicial discourse, and argues about who were the protagonists of violence in Nueva Vizcaya, Mexico, during late colonial times. The intense process of biological, social and cultural mestizaje implied in the above-mentioned problem does not show clearly in the documental testimonies. Judicial sources enabled us to analyze the definition of enemy, and they were also essential to discuss some ideas deeply rooted in traditional historiography and to illuminate some aspects of the inner dynamics of this colonial society. 

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Published
2006-07-03
How to Cite
Ortelli , S. (2006). From official discourse to judicial sources. The enemy and the process of miscegenation in the north of New Spain, in the late colonial period. Memoria Americana. Cuadernos De Etnohistoria, 13, 53-81. https://doi.org/10.34096/mace.v13i0.13602
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