Mexico City, 1808: Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution PDF
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Mexico City, 1808 Diálogos Series Kris Lane, Series Editor Understanding Latin America demands dialogue, deep exploration, and frank discus- sion of key topics. Founded by Lyman L. Johnson in 1992 and edited since 2013 by Kris Lane, the Diálogos Series focuses on innovative scholarship in Latin American history and related fields. The series, the most successful of its type, includes specialist works accessible to a wide readership and a variety of thematic titles, all ideally suited for classroom adoption by university and college teachers. Also available in the Diálogos Series: Tides of Revolution: Information, Insurgencies, and the Crisis of Colonial Rule in Venezuela by Cristina Soriano Murder in Mérida, 1792: Violence, Factions, and the Law by Mark W. Lentz Nuns Navigating the Spanish Empire by Sarah E. Owens Sons of the Mexican Revolution: Miguel Alemán and His Generation by Ryan M. Alexander The Pursuit of Ruins: Archaeology, History, and the Making of Modern Mexico by Christina Bueno Creating Charismatic Bonds in Argentina: Letters to Juan and Eva Perón by Donna J. Guy Gendered Crossings: Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire by Allyson M. Poska From Shipmates to Soldiers: Emerging Black Identities in the Río de la Plata by Alex Borucki Women Drug Traffickers: Mules, Bosses, and Organized Crime by Elaine Carey Searching for Madre Matiana: Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico by Edward Wright-Rios For additional titles in the Diálogos Series, please visit unmpress.com. Mexico City, 1808 Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution . John Tutino University of New Mexico Press \ Albuquerque ©2018 by the University of New Mexico Press All rights reserved. Published 2018 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Tutino, John, 1947– author. Title: Mexico City, 1808: power, sovereignty, and silver in an age of war and revolution / John Tutino. Description: First edition. | Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2018. | Series: Dialogos series | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018006294 (print) | LCCN 2018028082 (e-book) | ISBN 9780826360021 (e-book) | ISBN 9780826360007 (printed case: alk. paper) | ISBN 9780826360014 (pbk.: alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Mexico City (Mexico)—Politics and government—19th century. | Mexico City (Mexico)—Politics and government—18th century. | Silver industry—Mexico—Mexico City—History—19th century. | Silver industry—Mexico—Mexico City—History—18th century. | Power (Social sciences)—Mexico—Mexico City—History— 19th century. | Power (Social sciences)—Mexico—Mexico City—History —18th century. | Government, Resistance to—Mexico—Mexico City— History—19th century. | Government, Resistance to—Mexico—Mexico City—History—18th century. Classification: LCC F1386.3 (e-book) | LCC F1386.3 T88 2018 (print) | DDC 972/.53—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018006294 Cover illustration is courtesy of the Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin Cover by Felicia Cedillos For Luis Fernando Granados, who taught me about Mexico City, and Alfredo Ávila, who taught me about the politics of popular sovereignty as New Spain became Mexico Contents . List of Illustrations x Preface: Pivotal Years and Historical Dialogues xi Terms of Analysis: New Spain in Spanish America xix Introduction Imperial Crisis and Regime Transformation in the Silver Metropolis 1 PART I City of Silver Power and Social Order, 1760–1810 Chapter 1 From Mexica Capital to Silver Metropolis, 1350–1770 21 vii viii contents Chapter 2 Oligarchy Power in the Capital of Silver Capitalism 35 Chapter 3 In the Shadows of Power Oligarchs, Provincials, and Professionals 59 Chapter 4 Getting By Life and Work in the Barrios 75 Chapter 5 Keys to the City Stabilizing Power and Inequity 95 PART II The Politics of Empire, 1765–1810 From Mediation to Revolution Chapter 6 Time of Trial Bourbon Reforms, Regional Risings, and Regime Restoration, 1765–1771 109 Chapter 7 Carrying On War, Silver Capitalism, and Social Peace, 1770–1800 127 contents ix Chapter 8 Toward Crisis War, Revenue, Faction, and the Fall of the Monarchy, 1800–1808 149 Chapter 9 Summer of Politics, 1808 Contesting Power and Popular Sovereignties 171 Chapter 10 September Coup, 1808 Military Power and Imagined Revolutions 205 Chapter 11 The Fall From Silver Capitalism to Social Revolution, 1808–1810 229 Conclusion Popular Politics and Coercive Powers Mexico and the World 249 Notes 257 Bibliography 279 Index 289
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