After Moctezuma : indigenous politics and self government in Mexico City 1524 1730 Introduction : continuity and the emergence of indigenous self government in Mexico Tenochtitlan Undermining consensus : the origins of political culture in the indigenous government 1536 1572 Indigenous government in transition 1573 1610 A city emergent : viceregal challenges to local politics 1629 1654 Diversity and the infiltration of the Cabildo 1650 1680 A Tecpan divided : a mature political culture 1660 1730 Appendix. Rulers of Mexico Tenochtitlan 1520 1734