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

Kenneth Maxwell, Ben Vinson, Hendrik Kraay

Foreign Affairs · 2002 · 134 citations · 0 references

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Introduction 1. Militia awakenings 2. The contours of duty: internal militia structure, finances and the Officer Corps 3. The contours of duty: recruitment, occupations, and marriage 4. The loathed tax 5. The Fuero privilege 6. The meaning of race Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index.