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Cover illustration: Detail of the folding screen “Palace of the viceroy of New Spain” (late 17th century). The detail depicts the main square of Mexico City, where a weekly market (Parián) took place. It also depicts a coat of arms, a horse-drawn carriage, and some members of the main social groups of the Mexican society – Spaniards, Creoles, mestizos and natives. Source: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (Spain). Museo de América, Madrid (Spain). For a full view of the folding screen see Illustration 1.
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