Being the heart of the world : the Pacific and the fashioning of the self in New Spain, 1513-1641 /

"Being the Heart of the World offers a timely reflection on the relationship between mobility and identity making in the Spanish colonial world. It will be of value to historians of colonial Mexico and the Spanish empire"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vallen, Nino (Author)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2023.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Cambridge Latin American studies ; 131
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Summary: "Being the Heart of the World offers a timely reflection on the relationship between mobility and identity making in the Spanish colonial world. It will be of value to historians of colonial Mexico and the Spanish empire"--
Carrier Form: xiii, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and index.
ISBN: 9781009322072
1009322079
9781009322041
1009322044
Index Number: DU65
CLC: F757.09
D770.38-09
Call Number: D770.38-09/V183
Contents: The discoverer : legal struggles over the Pacific Northwest --
The veteran : capitalizing on knowledge of the routes between the Indies --
The meritorious : rootedness and mobility in the Pacific Basin --
The Creole : distributing royal patronage on the Western religious itinerary to Asia --
The merchant : debating transpacific trade and the functioning of the economy of favor --