The Mark of Rebels : Indios Fronterizos and Mexican Independence / Barry M. Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Barry, 1975- author.

Series:

Atlantic crossings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Political aspects--Mexico--History--19th century.

Ethnicity.

Social change--Mexico--Sierra Madre Occidental--History--19th century.

Social change.

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Sierra Madre Occidental--Social conditions--19th century.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Sierra Madre Occidental--Politics and government--19th century.

Mexico--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

Mexico.

Mexico--Colonial influence--History--19th century.

Colotlán Region (Mexico)--History--19th century.

Colotlán Region (Mexico).

Sierra Madre Occidental (Mexico)--History--19th century.

Sierra Madre Occidental (Mexico).

Mexico--History--Wars of Independence, 1810-1821--Social aspects.

Mexico--History--Wars of Independence, 1810-1821--Participation, Indian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University Alabama Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In The Mark of Rebels Barry Robinson offers a new look at Mexican Independence from the perspective of an indigenous population caught in the heart of the struggle. During the conquest and settlement of Mexico's western Sierra Madre, Spain's indigenous allies constructed an indio fronterizo identity for their ethnically diverse descendants. These communities used their special status to maintain a measure of autonomy during the colonial era, but the cultural shifts of the late colonial period radically transformed the relationship between these indios fronterizos and their neighbors. Marshalling an extensive array of archival material from Mexico, the United States, and Spain, Robinson shows that indio fronterizo participation in the Mexican wars of independence grafted into the larger Hidalgo Revolt through alignment with creole commanders. Still, a considerable gulf existed between the aims of indigenous rebels and the creole leadership. Consequently, the privileges that the indios fronterizos sought to preserve continued to diminish, unable to survive either the late colonial reforms of the Spanish regime or creole conceptions of race and property in the formation of the new nation-state. This story suggests that Mexico's transition from colony to nation can only be understood by revisiting the origins of the colonial system and by recognizing the role of Spain's indigenous allies in both its construction and demolition. The study relates events in the region to broader patterns of identity, loyalty, and subversion throughout the Americas, providing insight into the process of mestizaje that is commonly understood to have shaped Latin America. It also foreshadows the popular conservatism of the nineteenth century and identifies the roots of post-colonial social unrest. This book provides new context for scholars, historians, ethnographers, anthropologists, and anyone interested in the history of Mexico, colonization, Native Americans, and the Age of Revolutions"--Provided by publisher.

"This work explores social and cultural transformations among the indigenous communities of western Mexico, especially the indios fronterizos (Frontier Indians), preceding and during the struggle for independence"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Local Loyalties in an Imperial Context

Conquest Identities and the Indios Fronterizos of Colotlán

Indigenous Autonomy in Late Colonial Mexico

The Countess and the "Insolent Indians"

The Revolutions of This Canyon

Power and Pardon in the Independence of Mexico

Epilogue

Glossary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8173-8995-4

OCLC:

951069852