ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION xiii
6. ONE. The Purhépecha-Chichimec of Michoacán 1
7. TWO. The Purhépecha Religious Worldview 20
8. THREE. The Historical Landscape of Spain 36
9. FOUR. Religion in Spain on the Eve of the Conquest 50
10. FIVE. The Conquest of Michoacán and the Appointment of Vasco de Quiroga 66
11. SIX. The Christianization of the Purhépecha 92
12. SEVEN. Información en derecho: Quiroga’s Report to the Royal Council of the Indies 110
13. EIGHT. The Utopian Experiment: Santa Fe de la Laguna 124
14. EPILOGUE 141
15. NOTES 153
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 173
17. INDEX 185