Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Cast of Characters xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. The Conquest of Michoacán, Paradise’s Lost and Found 15
7. Chapter 2. Burning Down the House, in Which the Spiritual Conquistadors Go to War with Each Other 48
8. Chapter 3. “I Shit on You, Sir”; or, A Rather Unorthodox Lot of Catholics Who Didn’t Fear the Inquisition 80
9. Chapter 4. The Inquisition That Wasn’t There, in Which the Locals Removed the Inquisition’s Agent from Office and the Inquisition Gave Up 102
10. Chapter 5. The Crown’s Man: An “Incorrigible Delinquent,” in Which a Bunch of Sketchy and Murderous Dudes Wrought Havoc in Colima 130
11. Chapter 6. Caudillo Priests, in Which the Locals Triumphed and Trampled the Crown 154
12. Conclusion 173
13. Notes 183
14. Index 235