Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-309) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Bourbon consolidation and colonial schisms -- The parish protocol : obventions, coercion, and custom -- Laboring for the Lord : the obligation of service -- Grounds for division : tithes and first fruits -- Exploiting elite divisions : Curaca, corregidor, and priest -- A legion of litigants : the viability of judicial recourse -- The great rebellion of 1780-1782 -- Conclusion.
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