Spaniards and their savages in the Age of Enlightenment Weber, David J. creator text bibliography ctu New Haven Yale University Press c2005 2005 monographic eng

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xviii, 466 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. "In this panoramic study, David J. Weber explains how late eighteenth-century Spanish administrators tried to fashion a more enlightened policy toward the people they called barbaros, or "savages." Even Spain's most powerful monarchs failed, however, to enforce a consistent, well-reasoned policy toward Indians. At one extreme, powerful independent Indians forced Spaniards to seek peace, acknowledge autonomous tribal governments, and recognize the existence of tribal lands, fulfilling the Crown's oft-stated wish to use "gentle" means in dealing with Indians. At the other extreme the Crown abandoned its principles, authorizing bloody wars on Indians when Spanish officers believed they could defeat them. Power, says Weber, more than the power of ideas, determined how Spaniards treated "savages" in the Age of Enlightenment."--BOOK JACKET. Introduction -- Savants, savages, and new sensibilities -- Savages and Spaniards: natives transformed -- The science of creating men -- A good war or a bad peace? -- Trading, gifting, and treating -- Crossing borders -- Epilogue: Insurgents and savages, from inclusion to exclusion. David J. Weber. Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-440) and index. n------ s------ e-sp--- Indians Colonization Indians Missions Indians Government relations Spain Colonies America Administration New Spain Colonization America Discovery and exploration America History To 1810 Indiens d'Amerique Colonisation Indiens d'Amerique Missions Indiens d'Amerique Relations avec l'Etat Espagne Colonies Amerique Administration Nouvelle-Espagne Colonisation Amerique Decouverte et exploration Amerique Histoire Jusqu'áa 1810 000 E 59 W373b 2005 323.1197/0171246/09033 0300105010 (alk. paper) 9780300105018 (alk. paper) 2004030553 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip056/2004030553.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004030553-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004030553-d.html http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e5d0-aa http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f4f8-aa http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=10176374 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip056/2004030553.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004030553-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004030553-d.html http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e5d0-aa http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f4f8-aa http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=10176374 DLC 041227 20230404125745.0 81013