Michoacán En El Otoño Del Siglo Xvii

Resumen del Libro

Based on a previously unpublished and assumed lost census of the bishopric of Michoacán ordered by Bishop Francisco Aguiar y Seijas (1679-82) and carried out in 1680-81. Author uses census to paint a broad picture of Michoacán society, emphasizing ecclesiastic institutions and religious practices. Expensive edition, profusely illustrated. Census included as an appendix –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.