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Maya Revolt and Revolution in the Eighteenth Century.

Patch, Robert W.

Maya Revolt and Revolution in the Eighteenth Century. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (270 pages)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Maya and Their History -- 2. Reputation, Respect, and Role Reversal: Verapaz, 1735 -- 3. Women's Power and Spanish Colonialism in Tecpán, 1759 -- 4. Renegotiation, Injustice, and Persistence: Santa Lucía Utatlán, 1760-1763 -- 5. The Yucatec Maya in 1761, Part I: The Origins of Revolution -- 6. The Yucatec Maya in 1761, Part II: The Counterrevolution -- 7. Internal Conflict and Moral Polity: Nebaj, 1768 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Records of revolts, rebellions, and revolutions provide insight into the nature of the Maya in the colonial period. This work presents five case studies - four in Guatemala and one in Yucatan, Mexico - of 18th-century Maya acts of violent resistance to colonialism.

9781317464990


Guatemala -- History -- 18th century.


Electronic books.

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