mestizaje, marriage and honor in Guanajuato City in 1778. An Approach to its Socio-Demographic Structure

Abstract

In the present paper we analyze the mestizaje and inter-ethnic relations
that arose throughout colonial New Spain, through marriages
that took place in the city of Guanajuato in 1778. We also examine the
mechanisms and criteria used by the Spanish Crown to identify and
diferentiate the inhabitants of New Spain. he structure of this article
can be broken down to three analytical sections: geographical-social,
social (covering some of the dynamics of coexistence in this city, such
as marriage) and the question of honor as a constraint to the mestizaje,
at least in the groups with a high economic status.