Memories of Conquest Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala / Laura E. Matthew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthew, Laura E.

Series:

First peoples.

First peoples: new directions in indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Ciudad Vieja--Government relations.

Indians of Central America.

Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Ciudad Vieja--History--Sources.

Indians of Central America--Colonization--Guatemala--Ciudad Vieja.

Spain--Foreign relations--Guatemala.

Spain.

Guatemala--Foreign relations--Spain.

Guatemala.

Ciudad Vieja (Guatemala)--Colonization.

Ciudad Vieja (Guatemala).

Ciudad Vieja (Guatemala)--History--Sources.

Spain--Colonies--America--Administration.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors expect from the partnership, and what were the implications of their involvement in Spain's New World empire? Laura Matthew's study of Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala--the study first to focus on a single allied colony over the entire colonial period--places the Nahua, Zapotec, and Mixtec conquistadors of Guatemala and their descendants within a deeply Mesoamerican historical context. Drawing on archives, ethnography, and colonial Mesoamerican maps, Matthew argues that the conquest cannot be fully

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Terminology; Introduction; 1. Indigenous Invasions: Mexicans & Maya from Teotihuacan to Tollan; 2. Templates of Conquest: Warfare & Alliance in the Shadow of Tenochtitlan; 3. Indian Conquistadors: Conquest & Settlement in Central America; 4. The Primacy of Place: Ciudad Vieja as Indian Town & Colonial Altepetl; 5. Creating Memories: Militias, Cofradías, Cabildos, & Compadres; 6. Particularly Ladinos: Language, Ladinization, & Mexicano Identity; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-308) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798893130201

9798890840462

9781469601793

1469601796

9780807882580

0807882585

OCLC:

792684556