Cover; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Origins; 2. Migrations; 3. Building Towns on a Borderland; 4. Daily Spaces of Sociability; 5. Mobility and Violence Across the Conurbation; 6. The Construction of Formal Identities; Conclusion; Appendix: Characteristics of Nahua, Otomi, and Tarascan Source Communities; Glossary; Notes on Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
"An urban history of the valley of San Luis Potosí from 1590 to 1630, examining the relationships among the large number of initially distinct indigenous populations; Tlaxcalan, Tarrascan, and Otomí settlers; and the region's existing ethnic communities"--Provided by publisher