Identity, Ritual, and Power in Colonial Puebla

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xv 1 New Spain’s “Second City” 1 2 Explaining Monarchy in Early Modern Puebla 23 3 A Reception for a Prince 44 4 Universal Religion in a Local Context 66 5 Power, Solidarity, and Diversity in the City of the Angels 91 6 The Industry of Spectacle 111 7  Ritual and Conflict: The Political Implications of Ceremonial Disputes, circa 1700–1750 132 8  The Ceremonial Expression of Jurisdictional Tension, 1750–1775 153 Conclusion 175 Notes 191 Bibliography 227 Index 241 ...