Title: Aquestas son de México las señas
Description: Historical, cultural and poetic essay on Mexico City in its pre-Hispanic and colonial eras spanning different views on the most important city in the New World. Testimonials conquerors, friars, travelers and poets form a vast mosaic of the city "jewel and feather" the city palimpsestic reconstr uid on the ruins of Tenochtitlan beautiful, island water city streets, the port city of meetings and trade between East and West, the city of palaces and crests.
Subjects: Historiography, Historians, History, Civilization