Patrons, Partisans, and Palace Intrigues: The Court Society of Colonial Mexico 1702-1710

by Christoph Rosenmüller and Christoph Rosenmuller

Book Overview

Palace intrigues and clientelism drove politics at the viceregal court of colonial Mexico. By carefully reconstructing social networks in the court of Viceroy Duke of Alburquerque (1702-1710), Christoph Rosenm ller reveals that the Duke presided over one of the most corrupt viceregal terms in Mexican history.

Alburquerque was appointed by Spain's King Philip V at a time when expanding state power was beginning to meet with opposition in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552382346
• ISBN13: 9781552382349
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"