Santiago de Guatemala 1541-1773. City, caste and the colonial experien
Editorial TENEUES PUBLISHING UK LTD
España peninsular
- Editorial TENEUES PUBLISHING UK LTD
- ISBN13 9780806129112
- ISBN10 0806129115
- Tipo Libro
- Páginas 346
- Año de Edición 1993
- Encuadernación Rústica
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Historia De AméricaSantiago de Guatemala 1541-1773. City, caste and the colonial experien
Editorial TENEUES PUBLISHING UK LTD
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
Santiago de Guatemala was the colonial capital and most important urban Center of Spanish Central America from its establishment in 1541 until the earthquakes of 1773. Christopher H. Lutz traces the demographic and social history of the city during this period, focusing on the rise of groups of mixed descent. During these two centuries the city evolved from a segmented society of Indians, Spaniards, and African slaves to an increasingly mixed population as the formerly all-Indian barrios became home to a large intermediate group of ladinos. The history of the evolution of a multiethnic society in Santiago also sheds light on the present-day struggle of Guatemalan ladinos and Indians and the problems that continue to divide the country today.