David Frye is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Michigan.

Acknowledgments


TWO A World in Construction


THREE Founding Mexquitic


FOUR Colonial Politics


SEVEN Land History and Identity


Summary of Merchants Account Mexquitic


Maps

Frye used extensive colonial era archival data to document the transformation of the Indians of Mexquitic, a town in northeastern Mexico, into Mexicans. His research combined ethnographic data with the history of the people and region. The book reflects an impressive scholarship invaluable to anyone interested in Mexican history. (Choice)