From Savages to Subjects: Missions in the History of the American Southwest

by Robert H. Jackson

Overview

Incorporating recent findings by leading Southwest scholars as well as original research, this book takes a fresh new look at the history of Spanish missions in northern Mexico/the American Southwest during the 17th and 18th centuries. Far from a record of heroic missionaries, steadfast soldiers, and colonial administrators, it examines the experiences of the natives brought to live on the missions, and the ways in which the mission program attempted to change just about every aspect of indigenous life. Emphasizing the effect of the missions on native populations, demographic patterns, economics, and socio-cultural change, this path-breaking work fills a major gap in the history of the Southwest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315500157
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/23/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Robert H. Jackson

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Mission Economics: Production and Labor, Supply, and Local Markets 2. The Building of the Missions 3. Social and Cultural Change 4. Indigenous Resistance and Social Control 5. The Demise of the Indian Populations in the Missions 6. The Demise of the Mission System 7. Conclusions