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Bradley Benton - Cambridge Latin American Studies: Series Number 104: The Lords of Tetzcoco: The Transformation of Indigenous Rule in Postconquest Central Mexico - 9781107190580 - V9781107190580
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Cambridge Latin American Studies: Series Number 104: The Lords of Tetzcoco: The Transformation of Indigenous Rule in Postconquest Central Mexico

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Description for Cambridge Latin American Studies: Series Number 104: The Lords of Tetzcoco: The Transformation of Indigenous Rule in Postconquest Central Mexico Hardcover. .
Tetzcoco was one of the most important cities of the pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. When the Spaniards arrived in 1519, the indigenous hereditary nobles that governed Tetzcoco faced both opportunities and challenges, and were forced to adapt from the very moment of contact. This book examines how the city's nobility navigated this tumultuous period of conquest and colonialism, and negotiated a place for themselves under Spanish rule. While Tetzcoco's native nobles experienced a remarkable degree of continuity with the pre-contact period, especially in the first few decades after conquest, various forces and issues, such as changing access to economic resources, interethnic ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cambridge Latin American Studies
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107190580
SKU
V9781107190580
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About Bradley Benton
Bradley Benton is Assistant Professor of History at North Dakota State University. His areas of research include Colonial Mexico; Aztec politics, society, and culture; the early-modern Atlantic world; and cross-cultural contact and exchange.

Reviews for Cambridge Latin American Studies: Series Number 104: The Lords of Tetzcoco: The Transformation of Indigenous Rule in Postconquest Central Mexico
'Tetzcoco was known in pre-hispanic and colonial central Mexico not only as the leading city-state in the Acolhuacan region, major partner in the Triple Alliance, but also as a center of law and culture. Its ruling dynasty produced two of the major chroniclers of native indigenous cultural and history, both of whom played roles in the region's governance despite their ... Read more

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