1 Introduction: Geography and the Past

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction: Geography and the Past 1
6. The Regional Setting
7. Physical and Human Geography 11
8. Contact and Conquest, 1500–1541
9. Land and Life on the Eve of Spanish Conquest 31
10. Conquest and Subjugation by Imperial Spain 53
11. The Native Population at Spanish Contact 75
12. The Colonial Experience, 1541–1821
13. In Pursuit of Order: Congregación and the Administration of Empire 83
14. Economic Demands and Ethnic Relations: Spanish Control of the Native Population 108
15. Working the Land: Landholding Patterns and the Agricultural Economy 133
16. Collapse and Recovery: Demographic Change in the Native Population 157
17. Conclusion: Refuge in the Mountains 187
18. Epilogue 191
19. Glossary 211
20. Appendix: Tables 221
21. Bibliography 257
22. Index 295