Between Resistance and Adaptation: Indigenous Peoples and the Colonisation of the Chocó, 1510-1753 (Liverpool Latin American Studies, 5)

by Caroline A. Williams

A study of the interactions between Indians and Spaniards in the Chocó throughout much of the colonial period, revealing the complexity of inter-ethnic relations in frontier regions. The author considers the changing relationships not only between Spaniards and Indians but also between factions of both groups, showing how Spaniards and Indians sometimes allied with each other against other ethnically mixed groups with different agendas. No similar study covers this topic.

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Daniel Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a somewhat interesting book about colonization in the Choco. The book emphasizes both the variety of ways that Citará adapted, resisted, collaborated, negotiated with the Spanish as well as the multifacted divisions among the Spanish (Madrid, local governors, miner-settlers, religious orders, secular priests).