Asian Slaves in Colonial Mexico From Chinos to Indians |
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| Author:
| Seijas, Tatiana |
| Series title: | Cambridge Latin American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-63577-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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This book tracks the complex history of Asian slaves who journeyed to Mexico on the ships of the Manila Galleon in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Tatiana Seijas examines the implications of these individuals' change in legal status from the bondage of chino slavery to the freedom of the Mexico City streets as liberated Indians.
This book tracks the complex history of Asian slaves who journeyed to Mexico on the ships of the Manila Galleon in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Tatiana Seijas examines the implications of these individuals' change in legal status from the bondage of chino slavery to the freedom of the Mexico City streets as liberated Indians.