Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. Chronology of Events xlvii
6. Preamble 1
7. 1. Criollos 7
8. 2 . Two Spains (1) 27
9. 3. Two Spains (2) 54
10. 4 . Land of Miracles 75
11. 5 . Indians 114
12. 6 . Race Mixture and the Middle Strata 148
13. 7. Class Dynamics and the Middle Strata 193
14. 8 . Life in Indian Towns 225
15. 9. The Colonial Legacy 274
16. Glossary 301
17. Bibliography 309
18. Index 313