The criminal records of the period under study, 1812-1835, offer a richness that goes beyond showing how the lower or upper court administration functioned in Valladolid-Morelia, as well as showing who and how they tried ...

The “Casa de Morelos Historical Archive” is located in the historic center of the city of Morelia, capital of the State of Michoacán, on Morelos Sur Avenue against the corner of Licensed Soto Saldaña Street, at number 314. ...

This is a historical research about religious confraternities in the city of Valladolid de Michoacan during the viceregal period. Formed by three chapters, in this study we see religious and social aspects of the confraternities ...

In this paper we make a reconstruction study regarding the situation of women during the colonial period, particularly women who disrupted the established order. We need to see the participation of women in the various ...

Figure traders was present throughout each of the provinces and regions formed the New Spain. In relation to those who were successful in their business, profits are not only limited to the economic field with the accumulation ...

Despite Michoacán is a region of strong historiographical tradition, the study of the craft corporations has been in the forgetfulness. That’s why the present work has the objective to explore the origin and the way in ...

Colonial institutions such as the Royal Treasury, the Correo Mayor, the Royal Audience, the Holy Brotherhood, the Royal Customs, the Viceroyalty itself, but perhaps none that awakens such interest and curiosity such as the ...

The present research, about the Oligarchies in Michoacán in colonial times, analyses the case of the Vallisoletan José Antonio de Castro, an important member of the ancient city of Valladolid, today Morelia. The chapters ...