Chiefdoms under siege: Spain's rule and native adaptation in the southern Colombian Andes, 1535 - 1700

"A disappointing study of the Pastos, Quillacingas, and Abads in Southern Colombia between 1535-1700. Chapters focus on precolumbian inhabitants, ecology, Spanish land acquisition, colonial labor and tribute impositions, and the encomienda. Although based on several data-filled visitas, text is...

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Main Author: Calero, Luis Fernando (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque Univ. of New Mexico Press 1997
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:"A disappointing study of the Pastos, Quillacingas, and Abads in Southern Colombia between 1535-1700. Chapters focus on precolumbian inhabitants, ecology, Spanish land acquisition, colonial labor and tribute impositions, and the encomienda. Although based on several data-filled visitas, text is riddled with problems, ranging from unsupported interpretations to factual errors"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
Physical Description:XIV, 233 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:0826317723

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