Remembranzas del editor técnico Juan Domingo Vidargas, de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Presentación de los editores del suplemento de aniversario 60.º de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Cuadro que presenta la conformación y los integrantes de los equipos editoriales en 60 años de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Reflexiones sobre la labor de la editora técnica en la edición de revistas científicas y los procesos editoriales que lleva a cabo.
Recuento de la gestión de Gerardo Lara Cisneros como editor de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Un recuento del estado actual de Estudios de Historia Novohispana, así como de los retos por venir en el corto plazo, por medio de la mirada analítica de sus editores actuales: María Teresa Álvarez Icaza Longoria y Francisco Quijano Velasco.
Recuento de la gestión de Iván Escamilla como editor de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Recuento de la gestión de María del Carmen Yuste López como editora de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Un recuento de la gestión de María del Pilar Martínez López-Cano como editora de Estudios de Historia Novohispana.
Un recuento de los cambios en el diseño gráfico de las cubiertas de Estudios de Historia Novohispana a lo largo de su historia.
This article examines devotional changes and continuities in the parishes of Teocaltiche, Jalostotitl & aacute;n, and Lagos, located in the Altos de Jalisco region, between 1648 and 1800. Drawing on records from several episcopal visitations, it shows how a strong Marian devotional identity took root in this highland region beginning in the 17th century, particularly promoted by theconfraternities associated with indigenous hospitals. These associations fostered Christian life and Marian devotion among the Indigenous population, with particular emphasis on the Immaculate Conception. During the 18th century, population growth and socioeconomic transformations favored the diversification of confraternities and cults in the region. Although the three parishes shared similar devotional practices, differences in their social and geographic contexts, as well as potential external influences, gave rise to distinct forms of local religiosity. The parish of Jalostotitl & aacute;n remained predominantly Marian within the Indigenous sphere. Lagos, with greater social diversity, adopted "imported" devotions such as that of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Finally, the parish of Teocaltiche stood out for its openness to new devotions, such as those to Jesus of Nazareth and Saint Joseph.
This article attempts to understand the delayed establishment of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Cuba. Due to the limited documentation that has survived, the history of the Inquisition in the Caribbean during the 16th and early 17th centuries remains poorly understood. This study aims to illuminate the early years of inquisitorial activity on the island and the process through which it became formalized. The analysis is based on three cases brought by the tribunal of New Spain against three Cuban clerics who obstructed the actions of a comisario [commissioner] sent from the viceroyalty. These clerics were acting under the orders of the bishop of Cuba, Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano, a figure known for his connections with heretical pirates and privateers, and who opposed the loss of jurisdiction over matters of faith. The institutionalization of the Inquisition's operations in Cuba unfolded within a jurisdictional conflict and a broader context of both resistance to and tolerance of smuggling with heretics in the Caribbean by the ecclesiastical authorities.
This article reconstructs the prophecy of Friar Francisco de la Cruz, as recorded in the inquisitorial trial held against him in Lima between 1571 and 1578. The Dominican friar proclaimed that the Indigenous peoples were God's chosen ones, that Europe would be destroyed, and that Lima would become the new Rome and capital of the Spanish Empire. Through an exegetical reading of the trial records -sent to the Suprema in Spain-the article identifies the epistemic references, allusions to other authors, and theological debates that informed his doctrine, in order to trace the intellectual network behind his proposal of a new dogma. Writing an intellectual history based on inquisitorial records propitiates the uncovering of forms of knowledge that were delegitimized as heretical. Nevertheless, his prophecy must also be understood as a response to contemporary debates on how to evangelize the Indigenous population and on the role of Catholicism in the New World. The article concludes that Friar Francisco de la Cruz's doctrine represents a tolerant and open interpretation of the parish priest's role in reforming the Church, and that within the religious interpretive framework, there was room for contestation, alternative readings, and creativity - beyond dogma and the immutability of the creed.
This article examines the smallpox and matlazahuatl epidemics of 1761 and 1762 in Mexico City. The primary sources for this study are historical documents produced during these epidemic events, particularly records concerning the arrival of the first patients in the city, as well as decrees issued by the archbishop and the City Council in response to the crises. Through a comparative analysis of historical records and climate reconstructions based on tree-ring data, this research contributes to the study of two epidemics that significantly affected the capital's population. Adopting an environmental history approach, the article explores the epidemics and their possible connection to atmospheric fluctuations associated with the Little Ice Age. The integration of historical sources and paleoclimatic data enables a deeper understanding of the spatial impact of disease across different areas of the city.
This article examines and discusses the existence, characteristics, and importance of medium-sized mining in central New Spain in the second half of the 18th century. The study focuses on the district of Pachuca and Real del Monte, a prominent colonial silver-producing center, and is based on historical documents from different archives in Mexico and the Archivo General de Indias. The central argument of the study is that medium-scale mining constituted a structural, relevant, and recognizable sector of the mining industry, with a specific composition and functioning distinct from large-scale mining. A first line of analysis, of a quantitative nature, distinguishes the volume and trajectory of silver production attributable to medium and small local producers, thereby challenging the prevailing historiographic perspective on the preeminence of the Counts of Regla and their company of Real del Monte, archetypes of the large-scale mining industry of New Spain during the Bourbon period. The subsequent analysis of the article focuses on the composition of the medium-sized mining segment. The examination of diverse qualitative sources reveals a group with a complex composition and varied profiles, thus refuting simplistic characterizations. The article's primary findings demonstrate that, taken as a whole, medium-sized production units and their owners constituted a fundamental element of silver production, as well as the economic and social structure of this mining region. This assertion can be extrapolated to other mining regions of New Spain and allows for a comparative dialogue with colonial Andean mining.
This article examines the territorial configuration of the Camino Real in San Luis Potosi between 1594 and 1702, focusing on the spatial hierarchization that emerged from the establishment of Indigenous towns and the alcald & iacute;a mayor of San Luis -institutions implemented as part of the broader Chichimeca pacification project. The primary sources consulted include materials from the Archivo Hist & oacute;rico del Estado de San Luis Potosi Lic. Antonio Rocha (AxESLPLAR), the Archivo General de Indias (AGI), and the Biblioteca de la Real Academia de la Historia. Using the computational program Realengo, a search was conducted for archival files containing the term "Camino Real". Twenty-five complete files were selected, and paleographic transcriptions were produced. This enabled the initial mapping of the Camino Real. To establish spatial hierarchies, Realengo grouped the files by location and calculated the frequency of cases processed by the alcald & iacute;a. The findings are presented in a cartographic series accompanying the article, which highlights the areas of greatest administrative interest along the various segments of the Camino Real. The resulting data reveal that the route formed a hierarchized corridor divided into four main axes: to the northeast, a branch toward the mining settlement of Monte Caldera; an eastern central segment through the Villa de los Pozos with a branch toward Rio Verde; a southern axis leading to the Valley of San Francisco; and a northwestern route to Zacatecas with a secondary branch toward Guadalc & aacute;zar.
From a social and gender history perspective, this article examines the role of Indigenous noblewomen through the analysis of their status, economic activities, and property ownership. The aim is to contribute to our understanding of the participation of noble Indigenous women in urban life across multiple spheres. The study explores their social standing, use of the Spanish language and dress, marriage alliances, inheritance management, involvement in commerce, cochineal production, personal labor, and property acquisition. Drawing on notarial documents produced by these noblewomen, the research reveals diverse scenarios. It becomes clear that not all secured advantageous or stable marriages. Likewise, the article shows that some noblewomen in Oaxaca did not rely solely on family inheritance but engaged in economic activities that provided them with independent income. Finally, the study analyzes the housing conditions of cacicas based on the 1777 census, identifying with whom they lived and the circumstances of their residence -whether as wives, property owners, tenants, domestic servants, or women classified as "vagrants".
This article examines the establishment of Royal Post Office Revenue [Renta de Correos] in New Spain between 1764 and 1773. It posits that the first Postmaster of Mexico, Domingo Antonio L & oacute;pez, functioned as a key node articulating the structural components of the revenue system -namely, postal regulations and jurisdiction-. His work was crucial in creating legal instruments (edicts and postal rates) that set the postal offices into operation. Furthermore, the study contends that postmasters, in addition to coordinating postal operations, served as meticulous record managers, since the proper functioning of the revenue system required oversight of both official and private correspondence. To this end, the article refers to the ordinances, instructions, and provisions issued by imperial authorities, but focuses primarily -through an administrative and institutional lens- on the documentation generated by the postal revenue system, which is preserved in the National General Archives of Mexico [Archivo General de la Naci & oacute;n]. This archival source sheds light on the local strategies devised to implement the Bourbon postal reform.
En la historiografía existente, se da por hecho de que unas 20 000 personas poblaron la Colonia del Nuevo Santander entre 1748 y 1768. Este artículo tiene el propósito de mostrar que esa cifra es poco verosímil. Con base en padrones y libros parroquiales de las gobernaciones colindantes, el Nuevo Reino de León, Coahuila y la villa de Saltillo, el mayor asentamiento colonial de la región, se estudian las tendencias demográficas. Se muestra que la gente que se desplazó desde el actual Bajío mexicano, situado en la ruta migratoria hacia el noreste de la Nueva España, tampoco era tan numerosa. El análisis de los registros parroquiales de Santander, capital de la Colonia, y de los padrones conocidos levantados entre 1750 y 1768 muestra una población muy poco estable, sujeta a migraciones estacionales. La alta tasa de natalidad se debe a la llegada de parejas jóvenes que no permanecían en la región. Se concluye que estos movimientos pendulares explican por qué la mayor parte de los pobladores del Nuevo Santander provenía de las regiones cercanas; eran personas que antes de la creación de la Colonia mandaban pastar el ganado en las tierras húmedas del Seno Mexicano.
