Le prix des offices en Nouvelle Espagne : l’exemple de Puebla (1560-1639)

In New Spain, municipal offices used to be obtained by royal favour before the end of the sixteenth century. They were thereafter sold to the highest bidder, a phenomenon which provoked tensions as buying offices was synonymous with acquiring honorability and power in the city. These strong tensions...

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Main Author: Émilie Senmartin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UMR 5136- France, Amériques, Espagne – Sociétés, Pouvoirs, Acteurs (FRAMESPA) 2014-12-01
Series:Les Cahiers de Framespa
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/framespa/3035