An important, but understudied segment of colonial society, urban Indians composed a majority of the population of Spanish America's most important cities. This
In the sixteenth century, silver mined by native peoples became New Spain's most important export. Silver production served as a catalyst for northern expansion
As Mexico entered the last decade of the sixteenth century, immigration became an important phenomenon in the mining town of San Luis PotosÃ. New silver mines
America's founding involved and required the melding of cultures and communities, a redefinition of 'frontier' and boundaries in every possible sense. Using the
"City Indians presents pioneering histories of urban Indians in early Latin America. An important but understudied segment of colonial society, urban Indians co