A Troubled Marriage: Indigenous Elites of the Colonial Americas (Diálogos Series)

A Troubled Marriage describes the lives of native leaders whose resilience and creativity allowed them to survive and prosper in the traumatic era of European conquest and colonial rule. They served as soldiers, scholars, artists, artisans, and missionaries within early transatlantic empires and later nation-states. These Indian and mestizo men and women wove together cultures, shaping the new traditions and institutions of the colonial Americas. In a comparative study that spans more than three centuries and much of the Western Hemisphere, McEnroe challenges common assumptions about the relationships among victors, vanquished, and their shared progeny. "A Troubled Marriage describes the lives of native leaders whose resilience and creativity allowed them to survive and prosper in the traumatic era of European conquest and colonial rule. They served as soldiers, scholars, artists, artisans, and missionaries within early transatlantic empires and later nation-states. These Indian and mestizo men and women wove together cultures, shaping the new traditions and institutions of the colonial Americas. In a comparative study that spans more than three centuries and much of the Western Hemisphere, McEnroe challenges common assumptions about the relationships among victors, vanquished, and their shared progeny"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Copyright Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Crossing the Waters Chapter 2. A Marriage of Equals Chapter 3. Scribes and Scholars Chapter 4. Artists and Artisans Chapter 5. Saints, Martyrs, and Missionaries Chapter 6. An Evolving Urban Hierarchy Chapter 7. Captains, Conquerors, and New Frontiers Chapter 8. The End of an Age: Indians and Independence Concluding Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index