Bearing Arms for His Majesty: The Free-Colored Militia in Colonial Mexico by Ben Vinson

Bearing Arms for His Majesty: The Free-Colored Militia in Colonial Mexico

Ben Vinson

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nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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This study uses the participation of free colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militias as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorizat...

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