"Well-written. . . the material is fascinating."—The Santa Fe New Mexican
"Curcio-Nagy has written a concise, accessible history of civil festivals in colonial Mexico City. . . . Recommended."—Choice
"A wonderful discovery, a careful, insightful, imaginative, and concise study of both the differences between Hapsburg and Bourbon royal authority and the gradual disintegration of colonial loyalty as seen through the lens of religous and royal festivities . . . superb book."— Society for Spanish and Portugese Historical Studies Bulletin
"This book presents a well-structured argument that uses the festival as a vehicle to explain colonial political culture in broad stokes. . A concise and accessible introduction to the politics and historiography of Spanish colonialism in Latin America."—Catholic Southwest
"This tightly-argued book deserves to be read by student and scholar alike."—Journal of Social History
"This concise, clearly written book, is a welcome addition to recent works dealing with the cultural history of New Spain."—The Americas