The Lords of Tetzcoco (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107190580)

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 marriage, and intra-familial conflict, transformed Tetzcoco's ruling family into colonial subjects by the century's end.

Author: Bradley Benton
ISBN-10: 1107190584
ISBN-13: 9781107190580
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.30w x 0.74d