Casta painting tradition and racial classification in eighteenth‑century Mexico (c.1680–1810)

1. Spanish colonial “república” society takes shape

   Jan 1, 1680Labels: Rep blica

   • Britannica

2. Caste labels spread in records and lawsuits

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Parish Records, Notarial Records

   • BNE

3. Manuel de Arellano paints early racial “types”

   Jan 1, 1710Labels: Manuel de, Portrait Format

   • LACMA

4. Early casta paintings linked to Viceregal patronage

   Jan 1, 1711Labels: Juan Rodr, Duke of

   • Casta WP
   • Linares WP

5. Casta series format becomes widely recognizable

   Jan 1, 1730Labels: Casta Series, Genre Conventions

   • Blanton
   • Casta WP

6. Casta paintings align with Enlightenment “ordering” ideals

   Jan 1, 1750Labels: Enlightenment Ideals, Bourbon Reforms

   • Blanton

7. Miguel Cabrera completes a dated casta series

   Jan 1, 1763Labels: Miguel Cabrera, Signed Series

   • 3Museos
   • Artchive

8. José Joaquín Magón’s series adds moralized commentary

   Jan 1, 1770Labels: Jos Joaqu, Moral Commentary

   • Casta WP

9. Andrés de Islas paints a major 16-scene set

   Jan 1, 1774Labels: Andr s, 16 Scene

   • Afripics
   • Flickr

10. Royal Pragmatic on Marriage regulates “unequal” matches

    Mar 23, 1776Labels: Royal Pragmatic, Marriage Law

    • Royal Pragmatic WP
    • Hist rica PUCP

11. Pragmatic extended to the Americas by royal decree

    Apr 7, 1778Labels: Royal Decree, Marriage Policy

    • Hist rica PUCP
    • Pragm tica ES

12. Gracias al sacar formalizes purchasable racial “upgrading”

    Jan 1, 1795Labels: Gracias al, Royal Petition

    • Gracias al sacar

13. Independence begins to destabilize colonial caste thinking

    Sep 16, 1810Labels: Mexican War, Political Upheaval

    • Britannica

14. Casta painting tradition ends after Mexican independence

    Sep 27, 1821Labels: Mexican Independence, Abolition of

    • Mexican art WP
    • Costumbrismo WP