Blacks, Indians, and Spaniards in the Eastern Andes

"In the first serious study of slavery in the eastern Andes, Brockington convincingly demonstrates that Africans did not replace indigenous labor, but added new skill sets."—CHOICE

“A stimulating and thoughtful overview of the Eastern Andes in southeastern Bolivia.”—Colonial Latin American Historical Review

"This book is a careful, revealing, and intelligent blend of economic, social, and cultural history. It reminds us that what is now peripheral was not always so. More than a decade in the making, its arrival is most welcome."—Peter Bakewell, Hispanic American Historical Review

"This book offers a rich tapestry of empirical evidence concerning the families and lineages of elites and commoners who peopled Mizque. It constitutes an illustrative example of regional history and provides an opportunity to reflect on the possibilities for interpretation of the data in social history."—Cynthia Radding, American Historical Review

“This is an important contribution to both Bolivian studies and colonial history generally. Gutiérrez Brockington has done a great service to the field by putting the spotlight on both Mizque and on its least-appreciated developers: the thousands of people of African descent who made it productive.”—Kris Lane, The Americas