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c on t e n t s Introduction: Sigüenza y Góngora and the Creole Archive 1 1. Allegory, Archives, and Creole Sovereignty 29 2. “Nostra Academia in Barbara . . . ”: Building an Archive on the Imperial Frontier 57 3. Mexican Hieroglyphics: Creole Antiquarianism and the Politics of Empire 110 4. Counterhistory and Creole Governance in the Riot of 1692 158 5. Creole Citizenship, Race, and the Modern World System 202 Conclusion: The Afterlife of a Baroque Archive 250 Notes 263 Bibliography 317 Index 337 Acknowledgments 347 This page intentionally left blank ...

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