Santa María Ixcatlan, Oaxaca: from colonial cacicazgo to modern municipio

dc.contributor.advisorGuernsey, Julia E.en
dc.contributor.advisorReilly, Frank K.en
dc.creatorHironymous, Michael Owenen
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T23:25:37Zen
dc.date.available2008-08-28T23:25:37Zen
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.description.abstractIsolated in the mountains of the Mixteca Alta in Oaxaca, Santa María Ixcatlan is the last surviving settlement of the Ixcatec-speaking people. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Ixcatlan was a native señorio whose nobility ruled numerous communities and controlled the land and its resources. This dissertation offers an examination of the ethnohistory and historical geography of the region, including the significant maps that have been produced throughout the centuries. Information was gathered from various archival repositories and field work conducted in Ixcatlan. Some observations are made about the archaeological remains located within the municipio. The study examines the forces that shape the Ixcatec cacicazgo after the conquest of New Spain and the establishment of colonial authority. It traces the historical holdings of the community through Mexican independence and the liberal reforms of the nineteenth century. The effects of the revolution of 1910 and the agrarian reform movement that followed are considered as well. Special attention is given to the contentions and conflicts that have developed between Ixcatlan and its neighbors in the twentieth century.
dc.description.departmentLatin American Studiesen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierb68671994en
dc.identifier.oclc166423056en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/3072en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subject.lcshSanta María Ixcatlán (Mexico)--Historyen
dc.titleSanta María Ixcatlan, Oaxaca: from colonial cacicazgo to modern municipioen
dc.type.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentLatin American Studiesen
thesis.degree.disciplineLatin American Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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