Taxing Blackness: Free Afromexican Tribute in Bourbon New Spain (Atlantic Crossings)
A historical study of free Afromexican tribute under Bourbon rule in colonial Mexico, exploring fiscal policy, race, and social categories.
About This Book
This book examines the system of tribute payments imposed on free people of African descent in colonial Mexico.
It situates these practices within the broader context of Bourbon reforms and Atlantic world dynamics.
The work draws on archival sources to analyze how fiscal policies shaped racial and social categories.
Readers gain insight into the intersections of race, law, and economy in eighteenth-century New Spain.
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