Ayuntamientos and local government. Continuities and Changes in the Forms of Election in Indigenous Towns in Michoacán, 1820-1853

The establishment of Gaditan ayuntamientos (municipal councils) during their second phase (1820-1821) ushered in a new era of local governance. In towns that had previously held the status of «repúblicas de indios» (indigenous republics), this process led to the inclusion of non-indigenous individua...