Offers a two-century exploration of the history of the Hunucma-Tetiz region of the Yucatan, presenting local information, but woven of strands that extend into a larger regional and national history.

About the Series ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction. From Archive to Ashes 1
I. Dispossession
1. The Last Cacique: The Archival Landscapes of Kah, Comun, and Pueblo 19
2. Kings of the Forest: Civilization, Savagery, and the Annals of History 45
3. Hunucma's Zapata: Objects of Insurgency and Auguries of Liberation 77
II. Repossession
4. The Redemption: Subjects of Revolution and Objects of Governance 105
5. The General and the Beast: Murder, Martyrdom, and the Bones of el Pueblo 131
6. The President's Dead Hand: Surveys, Maps, and the Measure of el Pueblo 158
III. Recognition
7. The War of the Eggs: Tragedy, Redemption, and the Carnivalesque 189
8. By the Virgin's Grace: The Archival Landscapes of Miracle, Money, and Memory 218
9. Poet, Prophet, and Politician: Forgetting and Remembering Hunucma 244
Conclusion. "No"-Place 270
Appendix 277
Notes 281
Glossary 309
Bibliography 313
Index 327