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Links to articles, resources, and digitized books.
This is an excellent digital resource which provides a decent overview of colonial New Spain, and the society which developed therein.
A decent resource with an interesting perspective on Alzate y Ramirez's journalistic endeavors.
An article about Alzate y Ramirez's role in the Mexican Enlightenment, which also contains examples of his varied works.
This article provides a primarily art based approach to understanding the influences of the Bourbon Reforms on society in New Spain, especially in terms of modernization of administration in both secular and religious spheres.
A concise biography of Alzate y Ramirez's life.
An article which questions the role of the Jesuit's expulsion from New Spain in the Mexican Enlightenment taking place.
A book which depicts Alzate y Ramirez's prominent role as a leading innovator in the secular scientific and administrative fields in New Spain.
This review presents the argument of 𝐴 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑. 𝑅𝑎𝑐𝑒, 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑐𝑜, 1749-1857 by Mathew D. O'Hara of religion in New Spain society as both a divisive and uniting force.
A map of New Spain and what would become Texas, drawn by Alzate y Ramirez in 1768. This image, among others, displays his eclectic and varied intellectual pursuits, especially in regard to colonial society.
