Book contents
- We, the King
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- We, the King
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Prelude: A Peruvian Mestizo at the Spanish Court
- Introduction
- 1 Paper Ceremonies for a Global Empire
- 2 The Cocreation of the Imperial Logistics Network
- 3 Distant Kings, Powerful Women, Prudent Ministers
- 4 Lawmaking in a Portable Council
- 5 “Bring the Papers”
- 6 Creating the Royal Decree
- Pedro Rengifo’s Epilogue
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page ii)
Conclusions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
Book contents
- We, the King
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- We, the King
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Prelude: A Peruvian Mestizo at the Spanish Court
- Introduction
- 1 Paper Ceremonies for a Global Empire
- 2 The Cocreation of the Imperial Logistics Network
- 3 Distant Kings, Powerful Women, Prudent Ministers
- 4 Lawmaking in a Portable Council
- 5 “Bring the Papers”
- 6 Creating the Royal Decree
- Pedro Rengifo’s Epilogue
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page ii)
Summary
For empires to exist, they must be endlessly created and recreated. Stories of powerful men who shape the world with the stroke of a pen are fictions – and these themselves must also be collectively created by the many. As John Milton wrote in 1651, “a king has not made us, but rather, we the king.”1
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- We, the KingCreating Royal Legislation in the Sixteenth-Century Spanish New World, pp. 261 - 269Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023