Abstract

ORTELLI, Sara. Del discurso oficial a las fuentes judiciales: El enemigo y el proceso de mestizaje en el norte novohispano tardocolonial. Mem. am. [online]. 2005, n.13, pp.53-81. ISSN 1851-3751.

This article compares the official and judicial discourse, and argues about who were the protagonists of violence in Nueva Vizcaya, Mexico during late colonial times. The intense process of biological, social and cultural mestizaje implied in the above mentioned problem does not show clearly in the documental testimonies. Judicial sources enabled us to analyze the definition of enemy, and they were also essential to discuss some ideas deeply rooted in traditional historiography and to illuminate some aspects of the inner dynamics of this colonial society.

Keywords : Mestizaje; Enemy; Judicial documentation; North of Mexico.

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