"Another Jerusalem" : : political legitimacy and courtly government in the Kingdom of New Spain (1535-1568) / / by José-Juan López-Portillo.

• Superior document: Atlantic World : Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1500-1830, Volume 35
• VerfasserIn: Lopez-Portillo, Jose-Juan,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; Volume 35.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (337 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps.

In ‘Another Jerusalem’: Political Legitimacy and Courtly Government in the Kingdom of New Spain (1535-1568) José-Juan López-Portillo offers a new approach to understanding why the most densely populated and culturally sophisticated regions of Mesoamerica accepted the authority of Spanish viceroys. By focusing on the routines and practices of quotidian political life in New Spain, and the ideological affinities that bound indigenous and non-indigenous political communities to the viceregal regime, López Portillo discloses the formation of new loyalties, interests and identities particular to New Spain. Rather than the traditional view of European colonial domination over a demoralized indigenous population, New Spain now appears as Mexico City’s sub-empire: an aggregate of the Habsburg ‘composite monarchy’. "Embellished with wonderful illustrations, this work draws upon extensive secondary and primary sources. Scholars studying Spain's America will find it a thoughtful addition to historical literature on 16th-century New Spain." M. A. Burkholder, University of Missouri - St. Louis , CHOICE, July 2018 Vol. 55 No. 11

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- New Spain’s Original Sin -- Chapter 1: Tlatocayotl and Hidalguía: Ideals of Life before the Conquest -- Chapter 2: Original Sin -- Courtly Government -- Chapter 3: Viceroys and Magnates -- Chapter 4: Republic of Spaniards -- Chapter 5: Republic of Indios -- ‘Another Jerusalem’ -- Chapter 6: Political Ideals -- Chapter 7: Constructing New Spain -- Epilogue: Cui bono?.