Real Intendencia y período de la Guerra de Independencia en Oaxaca

A biography of the Mexican priest who led his Indian followers to revolt against the Spaniards and became known as "The Father of Mexican Independence."

Esta obra cubre un tema que hasta ahora ha sido poco explorado: aunque es abundante la historiograf a sobre el M xico novohispano e independiente, el caso particular de los caminos y transportes, a pesar de su relevancia, ha sido escasamente estudiado. Ortiz Hern n subraya la importancia de los caminos y transportes, no s lo Para la vida econ mica y pol tica, sino tambi n Para la vida cultural de la naci n.

A collection of colonial documents and correspondence, 1543-1807, relating to the administration of the region of Tlalnepantlan, Estado de Mexico.

"Catalog of the portraits in the National History Museum, which is the most important collection of colonial portraits in Mexico. A small b/w illustration of each work is accompanied by explanatory text and, in some cases, the biographical dates of the individuals portrayed. Provides date, material, size, and provenance. Also contains a biographical list of artists and illustrations of their signatures in the collection, as well as an index of colonial painters from the 16th-18th centuries and some from the 19th-20th centuries"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.