An exploration of Mexican military recruits and vagrants who were compelled by Spanish authorities to resettle in the Philippines between 1765 and 1811. Transcending the political, economic, and jurisdictional borders defined by the Spanish monarchy, Eva Maria Mehl conceives of colonial Mexico and the Spanish Philippines as historically intertwined fields of study.

An exploration of the deportation of Mexican military recruits and vagrants to the Philippines between 1765 and 1811.