The chapter on "Characteristics of the Hacienda" explores the formation and evolution of haciendas in colonial Mexico, emphasizing their organization, structure, and socioeconomic functions. It describes how large grain ...

This chapter examines Alzate's criticisms of the new chemical and botanical nomenclatures proposed within the context of 18th-century natural science in Mexico. Through a letter to the author of a gazette, Alzate addresses ...

The chapter presents a letter written by an amateur botanist to a professor, pointing out and criticizing errors in the botanical description of a work. The author argues that the professor, by correcting Latin and structural ...

Cervantes' chapter "Letter in Defense of Botany" examines and defends Linnaeus's proposed botanical methodology against recent criticisms in the Gaceta Literaria. Cervantes argues that the systematization of botany not ...

This chapter examines the academic tensions and debates surrounding Linnaeus's proposed binary sex system in late 18th-century New Spain. Through correspondence between a director of the Botanical Garden and a student, it ...