The native conquistador : Alva Ixtlilxochitl's account of the conquest of new Spain / Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, Pablo Garcia Loaeza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brian, Amber, 1970- author.

Benton, Bradley, 1980- author.

García Loaeza, Pablo, 1972- author.

Series:

Latin American Originals

Latin American originals The native conquistador

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ixtlixóchitl, Hernando, 1500-1531.

Ixtlixóchitl, Hernando.

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.

Cortés, Hernán.

Indians of Mexico--History--16th century.

Indians of Mexico.

Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.) : 4 illustrations/3 maps

Place of Publication:

Penn State University Press 2015

University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who chose to fight alongside the Spaniards against other native groups. The Native Conquistador—a translation of the “Thirteenth Relation,” written by don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl in the early seventeenth century—narrates the conquest of Mexico from Hernando Cortés’s arrival in 1519 through his expedition into Central America in 1524. The protagonist of the story, however, is not the Spanish conquistador but Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s great-great-grandfather, the native prince Ixtlilxochitl of Tetzcoco. This account reveals the complex political dynamics that motivated Ixtlilxochitl’s decisive alliance with Cortés. Moreover, the dynamic plotline, propelled by the feats of Prince Ixtlilxochitl, has made this a compelling story for centuries—and one that will captivate students and scholars today.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

Abbreviation

Introduction

Thirteenth Relation: On the Arrival of the Spaniards and the Beginning of the Law of the Gospel

Epilogue

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271072067

0271072067

OCLC:

914166100