Pedro Moya de Contreras: Catholic Reform and Royal Power in New Spain, 1571-1591 Second Edition

by Stafford Poole

A definitive portrait of a Spanish cleric and royalist who fundamentally shaped New Spain, updated in light of newly available sources For a brief few years in the sixteenth century, Pedro Moya de Contreras was the most powerful man in the New World. A church official and loyal royalist, he came to Mexico in 1571 to establish the Inquisition and later became archbishop and viceroy for the region. This new edition of Stafford Poole's definitive portrait...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806141719
• ISBN13: 9780806141718
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"