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Bearing Arms for His Majesty: The Free-Colored Militia in Colonial Mexico Vinson, Ben, III
Bearing Arms for His Majesty: The Free-Colored Militia in Colonial Mexico
Vinson, Ben, III
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 militia as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorization, and issues of social mobility for racially stigmatized groups in colonial Mexico.
320 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 1, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780804742290 |
| Publishers | Stanford University Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 553 g |