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El quinto sol
El quinto sol es el que iluminó a los aztecas, el que los acompañó en su peregrinar desde la mítica Aztlán hasta el islote que se convertiría en Tenochtitlan, el que inspiró su mitología y por ello muchos de sus relatos fundacionales, el que atestiguó cómo un astuto enemigo logró someterlos. Los mexicas se consideraban a sí mismos humildes y valientes, afectos a los placeres de la vida —incluidos el baile y la poesía— y a contar historias, respetuosos de las tradiciones y hábiles negociantes. Aquí, Camilla Townsend presenta de modo novedoso la trayectoria del pueblo que llegó a regir en el centro de Mesoamérica, con mano dura, un uso inteligente de los linajes familiares y el establecimiento de un severo sistema de producción, hasta constituir eso que a falta de mejor término hemos llamado imperio. Con base principalmente en xiuhpohualli —los anales en que se consignaron los hechos más sobresalientes de un periodo— y otros documentos escritos en náhuatl, esta historia diferente de los aztecas derriba algunos mitos sobre su apetito sanguinario o su credulidad, y permite apreciar cómo perduró, incluso después de la conquista, una forma originalísima de entender el mundo y enfrentar la vida. Con una narración ágil y notables ejemplos que retratan el auge y la caída de los mexicas, esta obra le mostrará al lector que, de alguna manera, aún hoy estamos cobijados por el quinto sol.
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Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Native Archive and the Circulation of Knowledge in Colonial Mexico
Modern Language Association's Katherine Singer Kovacs
Prize, Honorable Mention, 2016 Born between 1568 and 1580,
Alva Ixtlilxochitl was a direct descendant of Ixtlilxochitl I and
Ixtlilxochitl II, who had been rulers of Texcoco, one of the major
city-states in pre-Conquest Mesoamerica. After a distinguished
education and introduction into the life of the empire of New Spain
in Mexico, Ixtlilxochitl was employed by the viceroy to write
histories of the indigenous peoples in Mexico. Engaging with this
history and delving deep into the resultant archives of this life's
work, Amber Brian addresses the question of how knowledge and
history came to be crafted in this era. Brian takes the reader
through not only the history of the archives itself, but explores
how its inheritors played as crucial a role in shaping this
indigenous history as the author. The archive helped inspire an
emerging nationalism at a crucial juncture in Latin American
history, as Creoles and indigenous peoples appropriated the history
to give rise to a belief in Mexican exceptionalism. This belief,
ultimately, shaped the modern state and impacted the course of
history in the Americas. Without the work of Ixtlilxochitl, that
history would look very different today.
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Histories of Infamy
\"Roa-de-la-Carrera convincingly shows that Gómara, as well as other historians in the period, cannot easily ignore nor erase the contradictions of the Spanish colonial project.\"-Luis Fernando Restrepo, University of Arkansas
\"In an eloquent and thorough exegesis, Roa-de-la-Carrera reveals how and why López de Gómara, having written the best of all possible books in exultation of Spanish imperialism, nevertheless failed to convince the readers of his time.\"-Susan Schroeder, Tulane University
InHistories of Infamy, Cristián Roa-de-la-Carrera explores Francisco López de Gómara's (1511-ca.1559) attempt to ethically reconcile Spain's civilizing mission with the conquistadors' abuse and exploitation of Native peoples.
The most widely read account of the conquest in its time, Gómara'sHistoria general de las Indias y Conquista de Méxicorationalized the conquistadors' crimes as unavoidable evils in the task of bringing \"civilization\" to the New World. Through an elaborate defense of Spanish imperialism, Gómara aimed to convince his readers of the merits of the conquest, regardless of the devastation it had wrought upon Spain's new subjects. Despite his efforts, Gómara's apologist text quickly fell into disrepute and became ammunition for Spain's critics. Evaluating the effectiveness of ideologies of colonization, Roa-de-la-Carrera's analysis will appeal to scholars in colonial studies and readers interested in the history of the Americas.
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You dreamed of empires
\"From a visionary Mexican author, a hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story that reimagines the fall of Tenochtitlan. One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernán Cortés entered the city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. Cortés was accompanied by his nine captains, his troops, and his two translators: Friar Aguilar, a taciturn, former slave, and Malinalli, a strategic, former princess. Greeted at a ceremonial welcome meal by the steely princess Atotoxli, sister and wife of Moctezuma, the Spanish nearly bungle their entrance to the city. As they await their meeting with Moctezuma - who is at a political, spiritual, and physical crossroads, and relies on hallucinogens to get himself through the day and in quest for any kind of answer from the gods - the Spanish are ensconced in the labyrinthine palace. Soon, one of Cortés's captains, Jazmín Caldera, overwhelmed by the grandeur of the city, begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed into the city, and wonders at the risks of getting out alive, much less conquering the empire. You Dreamed of Empires brings to life Tenochtitlan at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The incomparably original Alvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive, fantastical counter-attack, in a novel so electric and so unique that it feels like a dream\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ceramics and the Spanish Conquest
Focusing on the native ceramic technology of central Mexico during the early colonial period and the present-day, this book offers a refreshing view into the process of cultural continuity and change in the indigenous Mesoamerican world after the Spanish conquest.
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Alexander the great and hernán cortés
This biographical pairing of Alexander the Great and Hernan Cortes reflects both upon the character and the leadership abilities of the two famous conquerors. The book joins historical narrative with source analysis and consideration of moral themes revealing underappreciated aspects of their leadership.
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