Michoacán en el otoño del siglo XVII

"Based on a previously unpublished and assumed lost census of the bishopric of Michoacán ordered by Bishop Francisco Aguiar y Seijas (1679-82) and carried out in 1680-81. Author uses census to paint a broad picture of Michoacán society, emphasizing ecclesiastic institutions and religious practices. Expensive edition; profusely illustrated. Census included as an appendix"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.