Shadows of Empire: The Indian Nobility of Cusco, 1750-1825 »

David T. Garrett is Associate Professor of History at Reed College. He is the author of articles in the journals Revista Andin and Hispanic American Historical Review. He has traveled extensively in the Andes, particularly in Peru and Bolivia.

Tracing the history of the late colonial Andean elite and their privilege and authority.

Part I. Indian Elites and the Colonial Order:

1. Spanish conquest and the Habsburg reforms;
2. The long seventeenth century;

Part II. The Indian Nobility of Bourbon Cusco:
3. Cacical families and provincial nobilities;
4. Communal economies and Indian fortunes;
5. The politics of the Cacicazgo;

Part III. Crisis and Collapse:
6. From reform to rebellion;
7. The breakdown of colonial order.