Foreword / Lynda Corey Claassen -- Kenneth Evan Hill as a book collector / Jonathan A. Hill -- Preface to the original edition -- Publisher's note and acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Catalogue of the collection -- References -- Chronological index -- General index.

This comprehensive history of Mexico covers everything from pre-Columbian civilizations to the end of the 19th century. Divided into four books, it covers topics such as colonialism, war, government, religion, and economics, and includes an extensive collection of primary source documents. Whether you are a student of Mexican history or simply interested in the country's rich cultural heritage, this book is an indispensable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Historians and art historians provide a critique of existing methodologies and an interdisciplinary inquiry into seventeenth-century Dutch art and culture.