Modes of production in Colonial México: The Case of Morelos

Abstract

Following the decisive defeat of Tenochtitlan in August of 1521, Spaniards faced the formidable task of defining the relationship between colony and mother country. Often working at cross purposes, ambitious conquerors on the spot and crown representatives on both sides of the Atlantic fashioned a colonial system that imposed sweeping political, economic, social, and ideological transformations upon Mexico.