Identity, Ritual, and Power in Colonial Puebla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramos, Frances L., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political customs and rites--History--18th century--Puebla de Zaragoza--Mexico.

Political customs and rites.

Political culture--History--18th century--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.

Political culture.

Legitimacy of governments--History--18th century--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.

Legitimacy of governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, AZ, USA University of Arizona Press 20120901

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Located between Mexico City and Veracruz, Puebla has been a political hub since its founding as Puebla de los Ángeles in 1531.Frances L.Ramos's dynamic and meticulously researched study exposes and explains the many (and often surprising) ways that politics and political culture were forged, tested, and demonstrated through public ceremonies in.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. New Spain's "Second City"

2. Explaining Monarchy in Early Modern Puebla

3. A Reception for a Prince

4. Universal Religion in a Local Context

5. Power, Solidarity, and Diversity in the City of the Angels

6. The Industry of Spectacle

7. Ritual and Conflict: The Political Implications of Ceremonial Disputes, circa 1700 - 1750

8. The Ceremonial Expression of Jurisdictional Tension, 1750 - 1775

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8165-9934-3

1-299-19193-2

OCLC:

820124106