Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Preface XI
4. Contributors XIII
5. 1 Mexico in the Age of Democratic Revolutions 1
6. I The Twilight of New Spain
7. 2 Del paternalismo autoritario al autoritarismo burocrático: Los éxitos y fracasos de José de Gálvez (1764-1767) 21
8. 3 La reforma institucional en ciernes: La gestión de Pedro Corbalán como intendente de Real Hacienda en Sonora y Sinaloa (1770-1787) 35
9. 4 The Bourbon Reforms, City Councils, and the Struggle for Power in Yucatán, 1770-1796 57
10. 5 Ignacio Adalid, un equilibrista novohispano 71
11. 6 The Transition from Colony to Nation: New Spain, 1820-1821 97
12. II The Republic of México
13. 7 Mier y la Constitución de México 161
14. 8 Issues and Factions in the Constituent Congress, 1823-1824 177
15. 9 El federalismo en la construcción de los estados 209
16. 10 Clerics as Politicians: Church, State, and Political Power in Independent Mexico 223
17. 11 Hombres de bien in the Age of Santa Anna 243
18. III Comments
19. 12 What Goes Around Comes Around: Political Change and Continuity in Mexico, 1750-1850 261
20. 13 The Emperor Goes to the Tailor 281
21. Bibliography 303
22. Index 321
23. About the Book 330