Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on Terminology ix
4. Timeline xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The Fragile Convivencia of Colonial Manila 29
7. 2 The Pacific Passage 68
8. 3 Merchants and Gunslingers 107
9. 4 Contesting Enslavement in New Spain 140
10. 5 Trajectories beyond Central Mexico 167
11. 6 The Elusive Eighteenth Century 199
12. Conclusion 231
13. Appendix: The 1751 Review of the Crew of La Santísima Trinidad y Nuestra Señora del Buen Fin 239
14. Notes 257
15. Selected Bibliography 327
16. Acknowledgments 335
17. Index 341