The Foresteros of Cuzco, 1570-1720
by
Ann M. Wightman
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 1990
Many observers in colonial Spanish America—whether clerical, governmental, or foreign—noted the large numbers of forasteros, or Indians who were not seemingly attached to any locality. These migrants, or “wanderers,” offended the bureaucratic sensibilities of the Spanish administration, as...