Lords of Tetzcoco
Subtitle: The Transformation of Indigenous Rule in Post-Conquest Central Mexico
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781107190580
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Families of royal descent; Aztecs; Mexico, history, spanish colony, 1540-1810; Mexico, social life and customs
Description: "Tetzcoco was one of the most important cities of the prehispanic 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. 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."--Provided by publisher.