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Encomienda politics in early colonial Guatemala, 1524-1544 : dividing the spoils

Author: Wendy Kramer
Publisher: Boulder : Westview Press, 1994.
Series: Dellplain Latin American studies, no. 31.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Based on unpublished documentary sources from Spain and Guatemala, this innovative study reveals previously unknown episodes in the history of Guatemala's early colonial period. Kramer traces the distribution of Indian communities to Spanish conquistadors and settlers in the first two decades of the colonization of Guatemala, establishing for the first time a dynamic chronology of the development of the encomienda.  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Kramer, Wendy.
Encomienda politics in early colonial Guatemala, 1524-1544.
Boulder : Westview Press, 1994
(OCoLC)656682145
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Wendy Kramer
ISBN: 0813388333 9780813388335
OCLC Number: 30436859
Description: xiv, 293 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction: The Encomienda in Early Colonial Spanish America --
2. The Entry of the Spaniards into Guatemala, 1524-1526 --
3. Origins of the Encomienda in Guatemala: The First Repartimiento, 1524-1526 --
4. The Government of Jorge de Alvarado, 1527-1529 --
5. The Government of Francisco de Orduna, 1529-1530 --
6. Abuse of Power: The Return of Governor Alvarado, 1530-1533 --
7. Shifts of Power: Alvarado and Maldonado, 1535-1539 --
8. Interregnum: The Interim Governors, 1539-1542 --
9. The Transition to Royal Government, 1542-1544 --
10. A Case History: The Early Operation of the Encomienda of Huehuetenango --
11. Conclusions --
App. A. Encomienda Towns in the Jurisdiction of Santiago de Guatemala, 1524-1548 --
App. B. Encomienda Succession in Selected Guatemalan Towns, 1524-1549 --
App. C. Grants of Indian Towns and Settlements by Governorship, 1524-1548 --
App. D. Tasacion of Atitlan, 1537 --
App. E. Titles to Encomiendas Awarded to Gonzalo de Ovalle and His Heir, 1524-1541.
Series Title: Dellplain Latin American studies, no. 31.
Responsibility: Wendy Kramer.

Abstract:

Based on unpublished documentary sources from Spain and Guatemala, this innovative study reveals previously unknown episodes in the history of Guatemala's early colonial period. Kramer traces the distribution of Indian communities to Spanish conquistadors and settlers in the first two decades of the colonization of Guatemala, establishing for the first time a dynamic chronology of the development of the encomienda. She examines closely the intense rivalries between competing Spaniards, the political maneuvers of the principal authorities, and the role of individual captains and governors in developing the encomienda and pacifying the colony.

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