For undergraduate survey courses on Latin American history, and for courses focusing on the history of Mexico.

Combining existing knowledge with the most recent scholarship in the field, this rich and informative text offers a comprehensive and fascinating historical account of colonial Mexico from the period preceding European contact through the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. Emphasizing regional diversity and development, it carefully guides students through Mexico's three centuries of colonial rule, and brings history to life by highlighting experiences of Mexico's indigenous peoples before, during, and after the Spanish conquest.