Asian Slaves in Colonial Mexico: From Chinos to Indians

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Asian Slaves in Colonial Mexico: From Chinos to Indians (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 100)

During the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, countless slaves from culturally diverse communities in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia journeyed to Mexico on the ships of the Manila Galleon. Upon arrival in Mexico, they were grouped together and categorized as chinos. Their experience illustrates the interconnectedness of Spain's colonies and the reach of the crown, which brought people together from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe in a historically unprecedented way. In time, chinos in Mexico came to be treated under the law as Indians, becoming indigenous vassals of the Spanish crown after 1672. The implications of this legal change were enormous: as Indians, rather than chinos, they could no longer be held as slaves. Tatiana Seijas tracks chinos' complex journey from the slave market in Manila to the streets of Mexico City, and from bondage to liberty. In doing so, she challenges commonly held assumptions about the uniformity of the slave experience in the Americas.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9 b/w illus. 3 maps
ReleaseDate 2015-05-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781107635777

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9 b/w illus. 3 maps
ReleaseDate	2015-05-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781107635777

Asian Slaves in Colonial Mexico: From Chinos to Indians (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 100)

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