While Latin America's native Indian population created urban developments for centuries prior to the Spanish Conquest, many scholars have seemed to treat them as more wanderers than true city dwellers. This book provides some new perspectives on the colonial period in Spanish America (from northern Mexico to Peru) and illustrates the contributions those Indians made to Spanish American culture. The anthology tells the story based on a broad range of people, with native nobles to textile workers and widows and orphans as the featured players. Editors Murillo (Latin American history, Adelphi U.), Lentz (Latin American history, U. of Louisiana-Lafayette), Ochoa (Latin American history, Loyola Marymount U.), and nine co-authors contributed to the book. Distributed in the US by IPG. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)