LEADER 03877nam 22006014a 450 001 9910825418303321 005 20230617042019.0 010 $a0-292-79699-4 024 7 $a10.7560/706217 035 $a(CKB)1000000000456569 035 $a(OCoLC)560338550 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10194790 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000124931 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11936833 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000124931 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10047467 035 $a(PQKB)11318831 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443112 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2175 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443112 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194790 035 $a(DE-B1597)588342 035 $a(OCoLC)1286808032 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292796997 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000456569 100 $a20040921d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe colonial Spanish-American city$b[electronic resource] $eurban life in the age of Atlantic capitalism /$fby Jay Kinsbruner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (199 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70621-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157-171) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tA Note about the Terms ??Town Council,?? ??Stores,?? and ??Shops?? -- $tChapter 1 The Colonial City by Definition and Origin -- $tChapter 1 The Colonial City by Definition and Origin -- $tChapter 3 The Colonial City Ordained and Structured -- $tChapter 4 The Administration of the Colonial City -- $tChapter 5 The City Visualized -- $tChapter 6 The Urban Economy -- $tChapter 7 Urban Society -- $tChapter 8 Caste and Class in the Urban Context -- $tChapter 9 The Urban Family -- $tChapter 10 The Urban Dialogue -- $tChapter 11 Conclusion: The Paradox -- $tEpilogue -- $tAppendix A Comparison of Key Elements in the Ordenanzas of 1573 and in Vitruvius -- $tNotes -- $tGlossary -- $tIndex 330 $aThe colonial Spanish-American city, like its counterpart across the Atlantic, was an outgrowth of commercial enterprise. A center of entrepreneurial activity and wealth, it drew people seeking a better life, with more educational, occupational, commercial, bureaucratic, and marital possibilities than were available in the rural regions of the Spanish colonies. Indeed, the Spanish-American city represented hope and opportunity, although not for everyone. In this authoritative work, Jay Kinsbruner draws on many sources to offer the first history and interpretation in English of the colonial Spanish-American city. After an overview of pre-Columbian cities, he devotes chapters to many important aspects of the colonial city, including its governance and administrative structure, physical form, economy, and social and family life. Kinsbruner's overarching thesis is that the Spanish-American city evolved as a circumstance of trans-Atlantic capitalism. Underpinning this thesis is his view that there were no plebeians in the colonial city. He calls for a class interpretation, with an emphasis on the lower-middle class. His study also explores the active roles of women, many of them heads of households, in the colonial Spanish-American city. 606 $aCities and towns$zLatin America$xHistory 606 $aCity and town life$zLatin America$xHistory 615 0$aCities and towns$xHistory. 615 0$aCity and town life$xHistory. 676 $a307.76/098 700 $aKinsbruner$b Jay$0603047 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825418303321 996 $aThe colonial Spanish-American city$93996531 997 $aUNINA