An important, but understudied segment of colonial society, urban Indians composed a majority of the population of Spanish America's most important cities. This

This volume, the first of its genre in English, brings together the pioneering work of scholars of urban Indians of colonial Latin America. An important, but un

Reveals the dependence of American ethnic identity on Spain and Spanish imperialism.

In the sixteenth century, silver mined by native peoples became New Spain's most important export. Silver production served as a catalyst for northern expansion

As Mexico entered the last decade of the sixteenth century, immigration became an important phenomenon in the mining town of San Luis Potosí. New silver mines