Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. List of Figures and Tables x
6. Introduction 1
7. The Political and Economic Culture of Spain’s Early-Eighteenth-Century Empire 11
8. Court and Corruption in Colonial Mexico 29
9. Clients and Creatures: Alburquerque’s Pervasive Patronage 53
10. The Clash over Contraband Commerce and the Consulado 79
11. Fighting the Faux Habsburg Conspiracy, 1706–1708 101
12. Alburquerque Resists Royal Reforms 127
13. Reform and Revenge: The Fall of Alburquerque, 1711–1715 143
14. Conclusion 163
15. Appendices
16. Glossary 170
17. Biographical Information 175
18. Prosopography of Mexican Audiencia Ministers in Relation to the Viceroy 187
19. The Mexican Consulado and the Alcaldes Ordinarios of Mexico’s Cabildo Civil 188
20. Index of Alburquerque’s Appointments of Alcaldes Mayores (AM), Corregidores (CO), and Governors (GO) 217
21. Alburquerque’s Appointments in the Military 218
22. Notes 221
23. Bibliography 259
24. Index 273