Abstract

GONZALEZ ESPARZA, Víctor M.. The Erosion of Endogamy, or the Dynamics of Miscegenation. Aguascalientes, Nueva Galicia, 17^th and 18^th centuries. Relac. Estud. hist. soc. [online]. 2019, vol.40, n.157, pp.148-177. ISSN 2448-7554.  https://doi.org/10.24901/rehs.v40i157.322.

The objective of the essay is to contribute to the still-unresolved debate on the degree of flexibility that existed in the society of New Spain. The study is based on the analysis of mixed marriages in the 17th and 18th centuries, which revealed a trend towards the erosion of endogamy, as well as the importance that caste affiliation maintained in the social conformation of Aguascalientes, Nueva Galicia. But the data gathered also provide the basis for a broader reflection on miscegenation in Tierra Adentro, a little-studied region in the historiography of Africans and their descendants. The documental sources used include 200 years of parish records that offer a serial and systematic reading of the interrelations among the different castes (calidades).

Keywords : Mixed marriages; mestizaje; Tierra Adentro; Nueva Galicia; Aguascalientes.

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