Inventing Lima: Baroque Modernity in Peru's South Sea Metropolis (The Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World)

"Inventing Lima is the first synthetic cultural history of Peru's baroque "City of the Kings." Professor Osorio's interpretation of ritual life in the Peruvian metropolis significantly revises our understanding of the colonial history of Latin America. Osorio argues that Lima was a baroque "border city" that linked the South Sea with the Andes. As the "Head city" of the Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima came to govern and represent a vast and rich domain within Spain's worldwide empire. This meticulously documented and theoretically informed study is must reading for all those interested in the modern history of cities and empires."--BOOK JACKET Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Abbreviations 12 Acknowledgments 13 Introduction: Inventing Lima 20 1 An Imperial Tale of Two Cities and One Imaginary Body 54 2 Lima es Corte: The Viceroy as Cultural Capital 76 3 The King in The City of the Kings 100 4 The Baroque Machinery of the Auto de Fé 122 5 Sainthood and Sorcery 140 Conclusion: Border City and Metropolis: Rethinking Lima, Empire, and Modernity 164 Appendix 1 Viceroys of Peru in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 178 Appendix 2 Archbishops of Lima in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 180 Appendix 3 Autos de Fé Celebrated in Lima in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 181 Appendix 4 Earthquakes in Lima in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 182 Notes 184 Glossary of Spanish Terms 238 A 238 B 238 C 238 D 239 E 239 F 239 G 239 L 239 M 239 O 239 P 239 R 239 S 239 V 239 Bibliography 240 Index 264 A 264 B 264 C 265 D 266 E 266 F 267 G 267 H 267 I 267 J 268 K 268 L 268 M 269 N 270 O 270 P 270 Q 271 R 271 S 271 T 272 U 272 V 272 W 273 X 273 Z 273 This study examines certain key elements of the "making" or "inventing" of Lima as Peru's viceregal capital. Through analysis of seventeenth-century ceremonies of state and local religious rituals, this book asserts that colonial Lima was culturally diverse and its rich population more integrated than historiography would suggest. An Imperial Tale Of Two Cities And One Imaginary Body -- Lima Es Corte : The Viceroy As Cultural Capital -- The King In The City Of The Kings -- The Baroque Machinery Of The Auto De Fe -- Sainthood And Sorcery. Alejandra B. Osorio. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.