"An archeological and ethnohistorical study of the Indians of Turmero, based on published primary and secondary sources. Useful colonial section summarizes information on demographic collapse, impact of the Spanish requerimiento (the requirement) on indigenous liberties, struggle over land, and encomienda. Appendices reprint Spanish colonial documents such as the requerimiento, and others on the treatment of indigenous peoples"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.