| The King's Living Image: The Culture and Politics of Viceregal Power in Colonial Mexico Contributor(s): Caneque, Alejandro (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415944449 ISBN-13: 9780415944441 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: To rule their vast new American territories, the Spanish monarchs appointed viceroys in an attempt to reproduce the monarchical system of government prevailing at the time in Europe. But despite the political significance of the figure of the viceroy, little is known about the mechanisms of viceregal power and its relation to ideas of kingship. Examining this figure, "The King's Living Image" challenges long-held perspectives on the political nature of Spanish colonialism, recovering, at the same time, the complexity of the political discourses and practices of Spanish rule. It does so by studying the viceregal political culture that developed in New Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the mechanisms, both formal and informal, of viceregal rule. In so doing, "The King's Living Image" questions the very existence of a "colonial state" and contends that imperial power was constituted in ritual ceremonies. It also emphasizes the viceroys' significance in carrying out the civilizing mission of the Spanish monarchy with regard to the indigenous population. "The King's Living Image" will redefine the ways in which scholars have traditionally looked at the viceregal administration in colonial Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - Business & Economics | Economic History - Political Science |
| Dewey: 972.02 |
| LCCN: 2003026844 |
| Series: New World in the Atlantic World (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.22" W x 9.28" (1.52 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To rule their vast new American territories, the Spanish monarchs appointed viceroys in an attempt to reproduce the monarchical system of government prevailing at the time in Europe. But despite the political significance of the figure of the viceroy, little is known about the mechanisms of viceregal power and its relation to ideas of kingship. Examining this figure, The King's Living Image challenges long-held perspectives on the political nature of Spanish colonialism, recovering, at the same time, the complexity of the political discourses and practices of Spanish rule. It does so by studying the viceregal political culture that developed in New Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the mechanisms, both formal and informal, of viceregal rule. In so doing, The King's Living Image questions the very existence of a "colonial state" and contends that imperial power was constituted in ritual ceremonies. It also emphasizes the viceroys' significance in carrying out the civilizing mission of the Spanish monarchy with regard to the indigenous population. The King's Living Image will redefine the ways in which scholars have traditionally looked at the viceregal administration in colonial Mexico. |