Documents Relating To Land Sales In Tlaxcala And Puebla Mexico Primarily The San Juan Mixco Hacienda

Bound collection of documents regarding the sale of lands owned by indigenous peoples in Tlaxcala and Puebla, Mexico. Many sales involve the transfer of communal lands of indigenous towns to the Spanish. In many instances, the collection documents the cultural practices that indigenous Mexican people engaged in when buying and selling property. The first volume traces the ownership of the hacienda of San Juan Mixco in Tlaxcala from 1719 to 1823 and includes documents concerning an attempt by two caciques, or indigenous leaders, from Ocotelulco to recover land from the hacienda and disputes between the Spanish family who owned the hacienda and Indians in the neaby town of Santa Apolonia over the rights to an aqueduct. This volume concludes with a suit brought against the hacienda's owner in the 1820s by the Indians of San Damián, who were attempting to claim some of the hacienda's land after the owner had fallen into debt. Included is a richly illustrated manuscript map (53 x 74 cm) of the hacienda of San Juan Mixco and the surrounding towns comissioned by the Indians of San Damián and drawn by Antonio de Santa María Incháurregui, architect of Puebla, in 1809 ("Plano corografico que demuéstra la figura que forman las tierras comprehende la hazienda nombrada San Juan Mixco, en jurisdiccion y doctrina del pueblo de Santa Maria Nativitas"). The second volume documents sales of indigenous lands in Tlaxcala during the 17th century, including lands that would eventually become San Juan Mixco. Included are several indigenous manuscript maps of lands sold, some of which feature pre-conquest-style glyphs of feet, and several receipts. It ends with a 1699 decree signed by Viceroy José Sarmiento y Valladares, Count of Moctezuma. The third volume, laid in contemporary vellum wrappers, includes documents primarily from San Felipe in Puebla, as well as Atlixco, Puebla and San Lucas Tlacochcalco and Santa Cruz, Tlaxcala. The Santa Cruz documents also include a manuscript property map.

Deeds, wills, and a map in Nahuatl and Spanish from 1678-1781, relating to the sale and inheritance of property in San Pedro de Calimaya in the Toluca Valley, and Teocaltitlán, a barrio of Mexico City. The Teocaltitlán documents, dated 1678-1748, pertain to a parcel of land owned by Juan de la Cruz and his wife María de los Angeles, both Indians. The pictorial plan of their house and property contains symbols and text in Nahuatl, and indicates the measurements of the lot. Their wills in both Nahuatl and Spanish, specify the disposition of the property; María's will is dated June 12, 1701, while Juan's is dated June 6, 1725. There are also three deeds from 1678 to property in Teocaltitlán; two bills of sale for land in the barrio; and finally, the will of Francisca de los Angeles, dated June 22, 1748. The remaining seven documents, dated 1738-1781, consist of deeds for parcels of land in San Pedro de Calimaya belonging to Juan de Dios, and Antonio de Santiago and his wife Andrea Antonía; and the wills of Felix de Santiago, Pascuala de la Cruz, and Martina María, each bearing reference to various properties in Calimaya. Five of these documents are in Nahuatl, with official translations into Spanish of two of them, dated Nov. 21, 1772.

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Collecting the perspectives of scholars who reflect on their own relationships to particular garments, analyze the politics of dress, and examine the role of consumerism and entrepreneurialism in the production of creating and selling a style, meXicana Fashions examines and searches for meaning in these visible, performative aspects of identity. Focusing primarily on Chicanas but also considering trends connected to other Latin American communities, the authors highlight specific constituencies that are defined by region (“Tejana style,” “L.A. style”), age group (“homie,” “chola”), and social class (marked by haute couture labels such as Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta). The essays acknowledge the complex layers of these styles, which are not mutually exclusive but instead reflect a range of intersections in occupation, origin, personality, sexuality, and fads. Other elements include urban indigenous fashion shows, the shifting quinceañera market, “walking altars” on the Days of the Dead, plus-size clothing, huipiles in the workplace, and dressing in drag. Together, these chapters illuminate the full array of messages woven into a vibrant social fabric.