The Audiencia of Santo Domingo in the Seventeenth Century

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The Audiencia of Santo Domingo in the Seventeenth Century

Name: The Audiencia of Santo Domingo in the Seventeenth Century
Brand: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESSISBN: 9781496208378

Justice and Royal Authority in the Spanish Caribbean

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By Marc Eagle
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS
Release Date: October 30, 2025
Format: HARDBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
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Pages: 277

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In this examination of the Audiencia of Santo Domingo-an appellate court of justice for most of the Spanish Caribbean-Marc Eagle analyzes its role, especially the way it provided royal oversight and a connection to the metropolis for the island of Hispaniola and the larger district of the Caribbean over the course of the seventeenth century. The audiencia was beset by internal conflict, beholden to local elites, frequently disrespected by other officials in its district, and plagued by periodic epidemics and natural disasters. While the seventeenth-century Caribbean experienced dramatic changes, the tribunal on Hispaniola shared many similarities with other audiencias throughout Spanish America. Eagle argues that the Audiencia of Santo Domingo was a surprisingly durable institution; even as it was turbulent and inefficient, it adequately met both regional and peninsular needs and was both flexible and relatively inexpensive. The Audiencia of Santo Domingo in the Seventeenth Century takes a pragmatic look at the messy practice of successful overseas governance, offering a new discussion of the social context of colonial administration and the connections between overseas officials and permanent residents.

Marc Eagle is a professor of history at Western Kentucky University.

Acknowledgements Author's Note 1. Introduction: Imperial Governance and the Audiencia of Santo Domingo 2. Audiencias and President-Governors, 1600-1653 3. Audiencias and President-Governors, 1653-1700 4. Local Institutions 5. District Supervision 6. The Audiencia Ministers 7. The Audiencia and Society Conclusion Appendix: Ministers of the Audiencia of Santo Domingo, 1600-1700 Bibliography Index

"A highly authoritative, imaginative, and captivating read with broad implications for Latin America and legal, political, and social history of the early modern world. This book will serve as the entry point for understanding the Caribbean. Building on recent international scholarship, The Audiencia of Santo Domingo in the Seventeenth Century provides a comprehensive and innovative analysis that is ideally suited for the classroom."-Christoph RosenmUEller, author of Viceroy GUEemes's Mexico: Rituals, Religion, and Revenue "Archivally thorough and well researched. Marc Eagle has spent a great deal of time evaluating the letters and logics of the Spanish empire and, as a result, contributes an admirably rich dataset to scholarship."-Charlton W. Yingling, author of Siblings of Soil: Dominicans and Haitians in the Age of Revolutions

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