Strange lands and different peoples : Spaniards and Indians in colonial Guatemala / W. George Lovell and Christopher H. Lutz with Wendy Kramer and William R. Swezey.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 271.
Main Authors: Lovell, W. George (William George), 1951- (Author)
Lutz, Christopher, 1941- (Author)
Kramer, Wendy (Author)
Swezey, William R. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 271.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of Central America > Guatemala > Government relations.
Indigenous peoples of Central America > First contact with Europeans > Guatemala.
Indigenous peoples of Central America > Colonization > Guatemala.
Mayas > Guatemala > Social conditions.
Mayas > Land tenure > Guatemala.
Guatemala > History > To 1821.
Guatemala > Colonization.
Guatemala > Foreign relations > Spain.
Spain > Foreign relations > Guatemala.
Spain > Colonies > America.
Physical Description:xix, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I. Conquest and resistance. 1. Advance and retreat ; 2. Alliance and revolt ; 3. Return and surrender
  • Part II. Settlement and colonization. 4. The emergence of core and periphery ; 5. Congregación and the creation of Pueblos de Indios
  • Part III. Labor and tribute. 6. The birth of the Encomienda ; 7. Alvarado, Espinar, and the booty of Huehuetenango ; 8. Maldonado, Marroquín, and the regulation of excess
  • Part IV. Dynamics of Maya survival. 9. At first contact ; 10. The Cerrato years ; 11. Decline between reforms ; 12. The Valverde years ; 13. Reaching the nadir ; 14. The slow recovery.