Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and maps vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The first attempts at royal control over the territory 13
7. 2 Reshaping new spain 75
8. 3 A royal official as entrepreneur 151
9. Conclusions 257
10. Comments on the source material 261
11. Appendix 265
12. Glossary 299
13. Bibliography 305
14. Index 311