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Praise for Gamboas World

Gamboas World offers a powerful new vision of governance in New Spain, detailing the ways of a regime that was primarily judicial by focusing on the career of one of its most engaged judges. We see anew how Bourbon reforms were contested and contained by jurists committed to working withand at times againstpowerful economic interests and diverse popular communities to preserve the kingdom that sustained Spains empire and fueled its trades through the eighteenth century.

JOHN TUTINO, author of Mexico City, 1808: Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution

This book is both very smart and highly entertaining, even funny at times. It is a treasure trove of material on law and legal culture, the silver economy, and late-colonial Spanish rule overall. Yet because the author smuggles all this in with a skillful narration of the life and times of a scrappy, brilliant Mexican jurist named Gamboa, readers hardly need to work for it at all.

BIANCA PREMO, author of The Enlightenment on Trial: Ordinary Litigants and Colonialism in the Spanish Empire

In exploring the private life, educational trajectory, and distinguished legal career of Francisco Xavier de Gamboa, Christopher Albi challenges various long-held assumptions regarding eighteenth-century New Spain. This is required reading for all those interested in Spanish Americas tumultuous eighteenth century.

FRANCES L. RAMOS, author of Identity, Ritual, and
Power in Colonial Puebla

In this excellent book, the world of Francisco Xavier de Gamboa, one of the premier lawyers of colonial Mexico, comes to life again. Christopher Albi delves deep into the archival record to grasp how the complex colonial law actually worked in litigation. While providing this innovative analysis, Albi also crafts a wonderfully enjoyable read for undergraduate students and experts alike.

CHRISTOPH ROSENMLLER, author of Corruption and Justice in Colonial Mexico, 16501755

A lawyers life story makes for fascinating reading, perhaps unexpectedly. Albis book on the intellectual giant Francisco Gamboa achieves what historical biography does best: it recovers a persons actions and concerns to offer insight into a time and place. The legal culture of eighteenth-century Mexico comes alive through Albis skillful analysis of this important figure.

TATIANA SEIJAS, author of Asian Slaves in Colonial Mexico: From Chinos to Indians

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Gamboas World

Justice, Silver Mining, and Imperial Reform in New Spain

CHRISTOPHER ALBI

2021 by the University of New Mexico Press

All rights reserved. Published 2021.

Printed in the United States of America.

ISBN 978-0-8263-6294-0 (cloth)

ISBN 978-0-8263-6295-7 (paper)

ISBN 978-0-8263-6296-4 (electronic)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021942867

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New MexicoPueblo, Navajo, and Apachesince time immemorial have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and also acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.

Cover illustration: Gamboa, Francisco Javier. Anonymous, 18th century.

Reproduction authorized by the Instituto Nacional de Antropologa e Historia.

In memory of my parents, Dr. Wilfred and Marjorie Albi

Contents

CHAPTER ONE
The Education of a Novohispano Lawyer

CHAPTER TWO
Courtroom Combat

CHAPTER THREE
The Basque Atlantic

CHAPTER FOUR
The Mining Laws of New Spain

CHAPTER FIVE
Bourbon Crime and Punishment

CHAPTER SIX
The Underground Enlightenment

CHAPTER SEVEN
The Resilience of the Old Order

Acknowledgments

I am indebted to many people for their help over the long gestation of this book. First of all, I am grateful to my family. My parents, Dr. Wilfred and Marjorie Albi, are no longer around to see the completion of this project, but without their love and support it could not have started in the first place. I thank my sister Andrea, my brother-in-law Brent, and my nephews Max and Liam for their encouragement and the use of the man cave in Bellingham as an occasional writing retreat.

I owe an enormous debt to the University of Texas at Austin, where this book began its life as my doctoral dissertation. Susan Deans-Smith and Jorge Caizares-Esguerra, in their distinct but complementary ways, were both superb mentors. I appreciate the help I received from Alan Tully, Ann Twinam, Jonathan Brown, Virginia Garrard, Seth Garfield, and Julie Hardwick. I also want to thank my fellow graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin, many of whom have already made their marks in the profession. Special thanks to Kenny Aslakson, Adrian Howkins, Pablo Mijangos, Heather Peterson, Michael Anderson, Jos Adrin Barragn, Andrew Paxman, Jackie Zahn, Matt Gildner, Emily Berquist, Evan Ross, Jennifer Hoyt, and Renata Keller.

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