The art of being in-between : native intermediaries, Indian identity, and local rule in colonial Oaxaca

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The art of being in-between : native intermediaries, Indian identity, and local rule in colonial Oaxaca

Yanna Yannakakis

Duke University Press, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-273) and index

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In The Art of Being In-between Yanna Yannakakis rethinks processes of cultural change and indigenous resistance and accommodation to colonial rule through a focus on the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, ethnically diverse, and overwhelmingly indigenous region of colonial Mexico. Her rich social and cultural history tells the story of the making of colonialism at the edge of empire through the eyes of native intermediary figures: indigenous governors clothed in Spanish silks, priests' assistants, interpreters, economic middlemen, legal agents, landed nobility, and "Indian conquistadors." Through political negotiation, cultural brokerage, and the exercise of violence, these fascinating intercultural figures redefined native leadership, sparked indigenous rebellions, and helped forge an ambivalent political culture that distinguished the hinterlands from the centers of Spanish empire.Through interpretation of a wide array of historical sources-including descriptions of public rituals, accounts of indigenous rebellions, idolatry trials, legal petitions, court cases, land disputes, and indigenous pictorial histories-Yannakakis weaves together an elegant narrative that illuminates political and cultural struggles over the terms of local rule. As cultural brokers, native intermediaries at times reconciled conflicting interests, and at other times positioned themselves in opposing camps over the outcome of municipal elections, the provision of goods and labor, landholding, community ritual, the meaning of indigenous "custom" in relation to Spanish law, and representations of the past. In the process, they shaped an emergent "Indian" identity in tension with other forms of indigenous identity and a political order characterized by a persistent conflict between local autonomy and colonial control. This innovative study provides fresh insight into colonialism's disparate cultures and the making of race, ethnicity, and the colonial state and legal system in Spanish America.

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Preface ix Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 Part 1. Conflict and Crisis, 1660-1700 1. "Loyal Vassal," Seditious Subject," and Other Performances 33 2. "Idolaters and Rebels," "Good and Faithful Indians": The Cajonos Rebellion and After 65 Part 2. The Renegotiation of Local Rule: Strategies and Tactics, 1700-1770 3. Reform, Resistance, and Rhetoric 99 4. The Pact: Cacique and Cabildo 131 Part 3. The Political Space Closes, 1770-1810 5. Bourbon Officials 161 6. From "Indian Conquerors" to Local "Indians" 192 Conclusion 220 Notes 229 Bibliography 261 Index 275

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