ISBN-13: 9780817320072 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 312 str.
ISBN-13: 9780817320072 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 312 str.
During the eighteenth century, hundreds of thousands of free descendants of Africans in Mexico faced a highly specific obligation to the Spanish crown, a tax based on their genealogy and status. This book examines this tribute to explore the meanings of race, political loyalty, and legal privileges within the Spanish colonial regime.