The arguments of Mexico City Council to dismiss the corregidor in the sixteenth century. Colonial Mexico political thought seen from a local institution
This article puts forward an analysis of the political thought of the members of Mexico City’s local government through a petition of removal of the corregidor position in the 1570s. The analysis of the thought Constitutionalism problem represented by the introduction of this royal officer to the ci...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios de Historia Novohispana |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/63549 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/63549 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mexico City council Regidores Corregidora Mexican Colonial political thought Constitutionalism Cabildo Corregidor Pensamiento político novohispano Constitucionalismo |
| Sumario: | This article puts forward an analysis of the political thought of the members of Mexico City’s local government through a petition of removal of the corregidor position in the 1570s. The analysis of the thought Constitutionalism problem represented by the introduction of this royal officer to the city council and the arguments used to demand its removal show how the regidores of México recovered constitutional principles tode fine the limits of royal power and defend their interests against the king. |
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