Jose De La Torre Curiel Sonora History sku-22333206

Twilight of the Mission Frontier is a hardcover Latin American History Books listing by Jose De La Torre Curiel, sku-22333206. It examines the decline of Franciscan missions in Sonora, Mexico, after the Jesuit expulsion in 1767. The title covers 1768-1855.

The book reassesses the mission crisis paradigm and considers how demographic, cultural, economic and institutional changes affected mission life. It describes growing interaction between Indigenous groups and Spanish settlers during the late eighteenth century, including the effects of Bourbon reforms and what it calls pluriethnic mobility.

Missionaries and residents responded in different ways, with outcomes varying by region, missionary background, Indigenous responses, local economic arrangements and cultural exchange.