Struggle and Survival in Colonial America / Edition 1

by David G. Sweet, Gary B. Nash

Overview

Here are the fascinating stories of twenty-three little-known but remarkable inhabitants of the Spanish, English, and Portuguese colonies of the New World between the 16th and the 19th centuries. Women and men of all the races and classes of colonial society may be seen here dealing creatively and pragmatically (if often not successfully) with the challenges of a harsh social environment.

Such extraordinary "ordinary" people as the native priest Diego Vasicuio; the millwright Thomas Peters; the rebellious slave Gertrudis de Escobar; Squanto, the last of the Patuxets; and Micaela Angela Carillo, the pulque dealer, are presented in original essays. Works of serious scholarship, they are also written to catch the fancy and stimulate the historical imagination of readers. The stories should be of particular interest to students of the history of women, of Native Americans, and of Black people in the Americas.

The Editors' introduction points out the fundamental unities in the histories of colonial societies in the Americas, and the usefulness of examining ordinary individual human experiences as a means both of testing generalizations and of raising new questions for research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520045019
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	01/25/1982
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	406
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

General Introduction
GARY B. NASH AND DAVID G. SWEET

I Survival Through Collective Struggle
Introduction
1 Opechancanough: Indian Resistance Leader
J. FREDERICK FAUSZ
2 Diego Vasicuio: Native Priest
ANN M. WIGHTMAN
3 Red Shoes: Warrior and Diplomat
RICHARD WHITE
4 Thomas Peters: Millwright and Deliverer
GARY B. NASH
5 Francisco Baquero: Shoemaker and Organizer
LYMAN L. JOHNSON
6 Damiana da Cunha: Catechist and Sertanista
MARY KARASCH

II Survival Through Individual Defiance
Introduction
7 Martin Ocelotl: Clandestine Cult Leader
J. JORGE KLOR DE ALVA
8 Antonio de Gouveia: Adventurer and Priest
MANOEL DA SILVEIRA CARDOZO
9 Juan de Morga and Gertrudis de Escobar:
Rebellious Slaves
SOLANGE ALBERRO
10 Cristobal Bequer: Wayward Prebend
PAUL B. GANSTER

III Survival Through Individual Accommodation
Introduction
11 Isabel Moctezuma: Pioneer of Mestizaje
DONALD CHIPMAN
12 Squanto: Last of the Patuxets
NEAL SALISBURY
13 Beatriz de Padilla: Mistress and Mother
SOLANGE ALBERRO
14 Catarina de Monte Sinay:
Nun and Entrepreneur
SUSAN A. SOEIRO
15 Francisca: Indian Slave
DAVID G. SWEET

IV Survival Through Competition
Introduction
16 Miguel Hernandez: Master of Mule Trains
JOHN C. SUPER
17 Hernando de Valencia: Tax Promoter
FRED BRONNER
18 Enrico Martinez: Printer and Engineer
LOUISA SCHELL HOBERMAN
19 Jacob Young: Indian Trader and Interpreter
FRANCIS JENNINGS
20 Micaela Angela Carrillo:
Widow and Pulque Dealer
EDITH COUTURIER
21 Joseph Rachell and Rachael Pringle-Polgreen:
Petty Entrepreneurs
JEROME S. HANDLER

Note on Contributors
Illustration Credits