James D Riley
Biographic Data
| ID | 727168 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James D Riley |
| GIVEN NAMES | James D |
| FAMILY NAME | Riley |
| SIGNATURE | RILEY J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of America |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Public Works and Local Elites: The Politics of Taxation in Tlaxcala, 1780-1810
In the winter of 1791-1792, meetings were being held in all of the principal towns of the Mexican province of Tlaxcala. Decisions had been reached that something had to be done about the recurring flooding of the Zahuapa river in central Tlaxcala and, independently, about the lack of an adequate water supply for the southeastern provincial town of Huamantla. As a result of these meetings, two independent projects began both of which were locally …
El trabajo indígena en los libros de gobierno del Virrey Luis de Velasco, 1550-1552
Crown Law and Rural Labor in New Spain: The Status of Gañanes during the Eighteenth Century
H TISTORIANS have long commented on the conflict in Spanish law in the Indies engendered by considerations of financial gain, political expediency, and the belief in a humanistic mission. Nowhere are the problems and conflicts clearer than in labor law. In the 1530S the crown declared the Indians to be free and prohibited their enslavement; yet, at the same time, the monarchy insisted that the Indians be required to work for the benefit of the co…
The Wealth of The Jesuits in Mexico, 1670–1767
The issues involved in the topic of Jesuit wealth have excited observers and investigators since the sixteenth century. Their contemporaries in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries commonly believed that financial shrewdness and a deep involvement in commerce made the Order fabulously wealthy. From the time of the celebrated disputes with Bishop Cárdenas in Paraguay and Bishop Palaf ox in Mexico in the 1640’s, their detractors have considered…
The Wealth of The Jesuits in Mexico, 1670–1767
The issues involved in the topic of Jesuit wealth have excited observers and investigators since the sixteenth century. Their contemporaries in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries commonly believed that financial shrewdness and a deep involvement in commerce made the Order fabulously wealthy. From the time of the celebrated disputes with Bishop Cárdenas in Paraguay and Bishop Palaf ox in Mexico in the 1640’s, their detractors have considered…
Public Works and Local Elites: The Politics of Taxation in Tlaxcala, 1780-1810
In the winter of 1791-1792, meetings were being held in all of the principal towns of the Mexican province of Tlaxcala. Decisions had been reached that something had to be done about the recurring flooding of the Zahuapa river in central Tlaxcala and, independently, about the lack of an adequate water supply for the southeastern provincial town of Huamantla. As a result of these meetings, two independent projects began both of which were locally …
Crown Law and Rural Labor in New Spain: The Status of Gañanes during the Eighteenth Century
H TISTORIANS have long commented on the conflict in Spanish law in the Indies engendered by considerations of financial gain, political expediency, and the belief in a humanistic mission. Nowhere are the problems and conflicts clearer than in labor law. In the 1530S the crown declared the Indians to be free and prohibited their enslavement; yet, at the same time, the monarchy insisted that the Indians be required to work for the benefit of the co…
The Wealth of The Jesuits in Mexico, 1670–1767
The issues involved in the topic of Jesuit wealth have excited observers and investigators since the sixteenth century. Their contemporaries in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries commonly believed that financial shrewdness and a deep involvement in commerce made the Order fabulously wealthy. From the time of the celebrated disputes with Bishop Cárdenas in Paraguay and Bishop Palaf ox in Mexico in the 1640’s, their detractors have considered…
El trabajo indígena en los libros de gobierno del Virrey Luis de Velasco, 1550-1552
Crown Law and Rural Labor in New Spain: The Status of Gañanes during the Eighteenth Century
H TISTORIANS have long commented on the conflict in Spanish law in the Indies engendered by considerations of financial gain, political expediency, and the belief in a humanistic mission. Nowhere are the problems and conflicts clearer than in labor law. In the 1530S the crown declared the Indians to be free and prohibited their enslavement; yet, at the same time, the monarchy insisted that the Indians be required to work for the benefit of the co…
Public Works and Local Elites: The Politics of Taxation in Tlaxcala, 1780-1810
In the winter of 1791-1792, meetings were being held in all of the principal towns of the Mexican province of Tlaxcala. Decisions had been reached that something had to be done about the recurring flooding of the Zahuapa river in central Tlaxcala and, independently, about the lack of an adequate water supply for the southeastern provincial town of Huamantla. As a result of these meetings, two independent projects began both of which were locally …
Economics (3 works) · Historical Studies in Latin America (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Early Modern Women Writers (2 works) · Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Classics (1 works)