Abstract

GUERECA DURAN, Raquel E.. Tlaxcaltecan militias in Saltillo and Colotlán. Estud. hist. novohisp [online]. 2016, n.54, pp.50-73. ISSN 2448-6922.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehn.2015.10.002.

This article analyzes the formation of militias Indians in the tlaxcalan colonies of San Esteban de la Nueva Tlaxcala, San Andrés del Teúl/Chalchihuites and San Luis Colotlán. Main subject are the regional conditions that led to its emergence and the tasks they performed these militants. Also, their organizational forms and their relationship with local authorities and the weight they had in preserving regional stability are explained.

Keywords : Tlaxcaltecas; Indian militias; Archers; Saltillo; Colotlán.