Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xi
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xii
5. MAPS xii
6. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES xii
7. 1. The Man and the Setting 1
8. 2. The Church in New Spain 33
9. 3. The Vida Común Controversy 63
10. 4. The Captain General and Defense 85
11. 5. The Interior Provinces 128
12. 6. The California Colonization 156
13. 7. The Mexican Mining Industry 172
14. 8. General Financial Administration 205
15. 9. Problems in Financial Administration 228
16. 10. The Man and the Office 259
17. INSCRIPTION ON BUCARELI'S TOMB IN THE SHRINE OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE, MEXICO 271
18. APPENDIX 273
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 287
20. INDEX 297