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In the shadow of Cortés : conversations along the route of conquest / Kathleen Ann Myers ; translations by Pablo García Loaeza and Grady C. Wray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Myers, Kathleen Ann, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexicans--Interviews.
- Mexicans.
- Mexican Americans--Interviews.
- Mexican Americans.
- Mexico--Civilization.
- Mexico.
- Mexico--Civilization--Spanish influences.
- Mexico--Social life and customs.
- Mexico--Description and travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (391 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The book proposes a visual and cultural history of the legacy of the contact between Spaniards and indigenous societies of Mexico by following the route of Hernán Cortés and by conducting personal interviews with ordinary Mexican people along these territories once crossed by the army of Spaniards"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Chronology of Events; Translators' Note; Introduction; Part I. First Landings: Veracruz; Three Veracruces: Staging Conquest and Colonization; Villa Rica and Antigua de la Veracruz; Xalapa: State Capital; Nahua Perspectives from Comunidades in the Sierra Zongolica; Interview Selections, Part I.; Part II. The March Inland: Tlaxcala, Cholula, and Puebla; Crossroads: San Francisco de Ixtacamaxtitlan; Tlaxcala: Allies, Foes, and Identity Politics; The Sacred City of Cholula: Destruction and Survival; Conquests and Continuities: The Valley of Puebla
- The Spanish City: Puebla de Los AngelesInterview Selections, Part II.; Part III. The Center: Mexico City-Tenochtitlan; Las Colonias and El Estado de México; Back to the Center: The Historic District; The Retreat Toward Cuernavaca; Interview Selections, Part III; Part IV. El Otro Lado: Mexicans in the United States; Mexico and the United States of America; Interview Selections, Part IV; Conclusion; Appendix A. Glossary of Cultural Terms; Appendix B. Suggested Further Readings; Notes; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8165-3230-3
- OCLC:
- 917853696
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