This chapter analyzes the ordinances promulgated by Philip II in 1573 regarding the discovery and colonization of the Indies. It highlights the importance of selecting suitable territories for settlement, considering factors ...

This chapter examines the function of dioceses as analytical categories for understanding territoriality within the context of the Spanish monarchy in the Indies. Through the analysis of historical documents, the text ...

This chapter focuses on the evolution and management of ecclesiastical records in the Americas during the 16th century, highlighting the intricate organization of the Council of the Indies, which created a specialized ...

This book deals with a peculiar experience of colonization: that which, under the direction of religious members of the Society of Jesus, took place on the Baja California peninsula beginning in 1697. In this case, as in ...