Contesting Conquest

Ida Altman

ISBN 10: 0271078561 / ISBN 13: 9780271078564

Editore: Pennsylvania State University Press, US, 2017

Contesting Conquest presents an important set of indigenous and Spanish accounts that document Spain's efforts to establish control over western Mexico during the first half of the sixteenth century.Though the 1521 defeat of the Mexica of Tenochtitlan signaled the downfall of the Aztec empire, large areas outside of central Mexico still remained beyond the Spaniards' control. Home to groups such as the Maya of present-day Yucatan and Guatemala and the diverse peoples of western Mexico, these regions were remarkably resilient in the face of Spanish conquest. Ida Altman provides the first English translations of a set of accounts that directly reflect the perspectives of these indigenous peoples. These include a chronicle of Mendoza's campaign during the Mixton War, a letter from the exiled rebel leader Tenamaztle, and an account written by or on behalf of the rulers of the indigenous community of Xalisco. The narratives are supplemented by translations from Spanish sources that shed light on indigenous-Spanish interaction and conflict. Together these accounts provide insights into indigenous struggles and illuminate the resistance met by their would-be conquerors.Providing multiple perspectives on Spanish campaigns to conquer modern-day Mexico and giving indigenous voices equal weight to that of the conquistadores, this book is an essential counterpoint to standard narratives of the Spanish conquest. It will be especially useful to students and scholars of Latin American colonial history. Codice articolo LU-9780271078564

Riassunto:

An English translation of accounts of the experiences and responses of the indigenous peoples of western Mexico in the first half of the sixteenth century to Spanish efforts to establish control over the region that they would call Nueva Galicia.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Ida Altman is Professor of History at the University of Florida. Her most recent book is The War for Mexico&;s West: Indians and Spaniards in New Galicia, 1524&;1550.

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Titolo: Contesting Conquest
Casa editrice: Pennsylvania State University Press, US
Data di pubblicazione: 2017
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: New