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The people are king : the making of an indigenous Andean politics /

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The People Are King traces the transformation of Andean communities under Inca and Spanish rule. The sixteenth century Spanish resettlement policy, known as Reducción was pivotal to this transformation. Modeled on the Spanish ideal of República (self-government within planned towns) and shared sover...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Penry, S. Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Indians of South America > Relocation > Andes Region.
Indians of South America > Andes Region > Politics and government.
Indians of South America > Cultural assimilation > Andes Region.
Power (Social sciences) > Andes Region > History > 18th century.
Andes Region > Politics and government > 18th century.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration.
Table of Contents:
  • The Genesis of an Andean Christianity and Politics
  • Inca and Early Spanish Peru
  • Incas and Asanaqi in Qullasuyu
  • Spanish República and Inca Tyranny
  • Resettlement: Spaniards Found New Towns for "Indians"
  • The Andeanization of Spanish Institutions and Christianity
  • Andeans Found Their Own Towns: The Andeanization of Reducción
  • Cofradía and Cabildo in the Eighteenth Century: The Merger of Andean Religiosity and Town Leadership
  • Rational Bourbons and Radical Comuneros: Civil Practices That Shape Towns
  • The Revolutionary Común
  • Comunero Politics and the King's Justice: The Común Takes Moral Action
  • A Lettered Revolution: A Brotherhood of Communities
  • The Rise of the Común and Its Legacy.