Corruption in the Iberian Empires: Greed, Custom, and Colonial Networks - Hardcover

by Christoph Rosenmüller (Editor)

The contributors use fresh archival research from Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, and the Philippines to examine the lives of slaves and farmworkers as well as self-serving magistrates, bishops, and traders in contraband.

Author Biography

Christoph Rosenmüller is a professor of Latin American history at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. His books include Corruption and Justice in Colonial Mexico, 1650-1755, winner of the 2020 Alfred B. Thomas Award from SECOLAS for best book on any Latin American subject, and Corruption in the Iberian Empires: Greed, Custom, and Colonial Networks (UNM Press).