Barbara H. Stein (1916-2005) was an independent historian and former bibliographer for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal at Princeton University's Firestone Library. Stanley J. Stein is the Walter S. Carpenter Professor in Spanish Civilization and Culture, Emeritus, at Princeton University.

In a sophisticated, literate, and detailed analysis, eminent historians Barbara Stein and Stanley Stein dissect the interwoven responses between 1808 and 1810 in Spain and New Spain (Mexico) to the challenges resulting from Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian peninsula and the Bourbon monarchs' abdications... Based heavily on extensive archival and published primary sources, this deftly argued, magisterial work, along with its three preceding volumes- Silver, Trade, and War; Apogee of Empire; and Edge of Crisis-belongs in every academic and large public library. Essential. Choice This book is a gold mine for the sheer amount of primary sources brought to the surface...[and] a valuable contribution to the shelf of any historian dealing with the independence era in any of the Spanish colonies. H-Net Reviews

• ProloguePart One: Metropole1. A National Drama, Act II: Aranjuez2. Bayonne3. Dos de Mayo: Insurgency4. Sevilla: The Struggle for Supremacy in Spain and New SpainPart Two: Colony5. A Contested Authority6. New Spain's Cuban Counterpoint7. The Powerful and Insecure: Mexico City'sAlmaceneros, 1808 1918. The Audiencia de México, Iturrigaray, and Talamantes9. Melchor Talamantes: Criollo Exponent of New Spain's Interests10. Sevilla's Comisionados and Mexico City's Juntas11. Viceroy Iturrigaray: Criollos and a Viceroy's Grand Design12. Anatomy of a Colonial Coup d'État: Mexico City, 1808Part Three: Metropole13. Junta de Sevilla, Consejo de Castilla, and the Genesis of the Junta Central14. Junta Central: Ideologues and Ideology15. Junta Central versus Junta de Sevilla: The Colonial Question16. Financing the Resistance in Spain17. Dissolution of the Junta Central18. Regencia and Junta de Cadiz19. The Pivotal Orden of 17 May 181020. Colonial Insurrection and the Call for the CortesPart Four: Colony21. An Eroding Colonial System: New Spain, 1808–181022. Fissures in the Colonial Elite: Merchants23. Fire under the Embers: Between Preemptive Coup and Insurrection24. The Regencia's Comisionados and Bishop-Elect Abad y Queipo25. Oprimidos y Opresores26. "No Hay Más Recurso Que Ir a Coger Gachupines"ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Barbara H. Stein (1916-2005) was an independent historian and former bibliographer for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal at Princeton University's Firestone Library. Stanley J. Stein is the Walter S. Carpenter Professor in Spanish Civilization and Culture, Emeritus, at Princeton University.

In a sophisticated, literate, and detailed analysis, eminent historians Barbara Stein and Stanley Stein dissect the interwoven responses between 1808 and 1810 in Spain and New Spain (Mexico) to the challenges resulting from Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian peninsula and the Bourbon monarchs' abdications... Based heavily on extensive archival and published primary sources, this deftly argued, magisterial work, along with its three preceding volumes- Silver, Trade, and War; Apogee of Empire; and Edge of Crisis-belongs in every academic and large public library. Essential. Choice This book is a gold mine for the sheer amount of primary sources brought to the surface...[and] a valuable contribution to the shelf of any historian dealing with the independence era in any of the Spanish colonies. H-Net Reviews

• ProloguePart One: Metropole1. A National Drama, Act II: Aranjuez2. Bayonne3. Dos de Mayo: Insurgency4. Sevilla: The Struggle for Supremacy in Spain and New SpainPart Two: Colony5. A Contested Authority6. New Spain's Cuban Counterpoint7. The Powerful and Insecure: Mexico City'sAlmaceneros, 1808 1918. The Audiencia de México, Iturrigaray, and Talamantes9. Melchor Talamantes: Criollo Exponent of New Spain's Interests10. Sevilla's Comisionados and Mexico City's Juntas11. Viceroy Iturrigaray: Criollos and a Viceroy's Grand Design12. Anatomy of a Colonial Coup d'État: Mexico City, 1808Part Three: Metropole13. Junta de Sevilla, Consejo de Castilla, and the Genesis of the Junta Central14. Junta Central: Ideologues and Ideology15. Junta Central versus Junta de Sevilla: The Colonial Question16. Financing the Resistance in Spain17. Dissolution of the Junta Central18. Regencia and Junta de Cadiz19. The Pivotal Orden of 17 May 181020. Colonial Insurrection and the Call for the CortesPart Four: Colony21. An Eroding Colonial System: New Spain, 1808–181022. Fissures in the Colonial Elite: Merchants23. Fire under the Embers: Between Preemptive Coup and Insurrection24. The Regencia's Comisionados and Bishop-Elect Abad y Queipo25. Oprimidos y Opresores26. "No Hay Más Recurso Que Ir a Coger Gachupines"ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Barbara H. Stein (1916-2005) was an independent historian and former bibliographer for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal at Princeton University's Firestone Library. Stanley J. Stein is the Walter S. Carpenter Professor in Spanish Civilization and Culture, Emeritus, at Princeton University.

In a sophisticated, literate, and detailed analysis, eminent historians Barbara Stein and Stanley Stein dissect the interwoven responses between 1808 and 1810 in Spain and New Spain (Mexico) to the challenges resulting from Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian peninsula and the Bourbon monarchs' abdications... Based heavily on extensive archival and published primary sources, this deftly argued, magisterial work, along with its three preceding volumes- Silver, Trade, and War; Apogee of Empire; and Edge of Crisis-belongs in every academic and large public library. Essential. Choice This book is a gold mine for the sheer amount of primary sources brought to the surface...[and] a valuable contribution to the shelf of any historian dealing with the independence era in any of the Spanish colonies. H-Net Reviews

• ProloguePart One: Metropole1. A National Drama, Act II: Aranjuez2. Bayonne3. Dos de Mayo: Insurgency4. Sevilla: The Struggle for Supremacy in Spain and New SpainPart Two: Colony5. A Contested Authority6. New Spain's Cuban Counterpoint7. The Powerful and Insecure: Mexico City'sAlmaceneros, 1808 1918. The Audiencia de México, Iturrigaray, and Talamantes9. Melchor Talamantes: Criollo Exponent of New Spain's Interests10. Sevilla's Comisionados and Mexico City's Juntas11. Viceroy Iturrigaray: Criollos and a Viceroy's Grand Design12. Anatomy of a Colonial Coup d'État: Mexico City, 1808Part Three: Metropole13. Junta de Sevilla, Consejo de Castilla, and the Genesis of the Junta Central14. Junta Central: Ideologues and Ideology15. Junta Central versus Junta de Sevilla: The Colonial Question16. Financing the Resistance in Spain17. Dissolution of the Junta Central18. Regencia and Junta de Cadiz19. The Pivotal Orden of 17 May 181020. Colonial Insurrection and the Call for the CortesPart Four: Colony21. An Eroding Colonial System: New Spain, 1808–181022. Fissures in the Colonial Elite: Merchants23. Fire under the Embers: Between Preemptive Coup and Insurrection24. The Regencia's Comisionados and Bishop-Elect Abad y Queipo25. Oprimidos y Opresores26. "No Hay Más Recurso Que Ir a Coger Gachupines"ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex