Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

Charles F. Walker

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Latin American history and culture Historical Studies in Latin America Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

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Tables ix Acknowledgments xi 1. Earthquakes, Tsunamies, Absolutism, and Lima 1 2. Balls of Fire: Premonitions and the Destruction of Lima 21 3. The City of Kings: Before and After 52 4. Stabilizing the Unstable and Ordering the Disorderly 74 5. Contending Notions of Lima: Obstacles to Urban Reform in the Aftermath 90 6. Licentious Friars, Wandering Nuns, and Tangled Censos: A Shakeup of the Church 106 7. Controlling Women's Bodies and Placating God's Wrath: Moral Reform 131 8. All These Indians and Black People Bear Us No Good Will: The Lima and Huarochiri Rebellions of 1750 156 Epilogue: Aftershocks and Echoes 186 Notes 193 Bibliography 223 Index 251

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