Una ventana al mestizaje: El matrimonio de los indios en el Arzobispado de México, 1660-1686

Abstract

Despite the Crown’s desires to organize the society of the Indies into two separate Republics-that of the Indians and that of the Spaniards-the cohabitation of the different social levels came to be inevitable in cities as well as in rural areas. In this study we analyze miscegenation between the indigenous peoples, Spaniards and Castes in the Archbishopric of Mexico during the pastoral visit of Francisco Aguiar y Seijas. We also examine the possibilities afforded by marriage particulars, in order to reveal the ties and social relations between individuals of different social levels.