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- The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Texas Press
- Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
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Presenting a radically new interpretation that reorients Spanish-centric historiography and recognizes indigenous agency, this visually compelling book maps the continuities between Aztec Tenochtitlan and sixteenth-century Mexico City.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vi-vii
- Acknowledgments
- p. viii
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-24
- 2. Water and the Sacred City
- pp. 25-51
- 3. The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan
- pp. 52-71
- 4. The City in the Conquest’s Wake
- pp. 72-98
- 5. Huanitzin Recenters the City
- pp. 99-113
- 6. Forgetting Tenochtitlan
- pp. 114-127
- 7. Place-Names in Mexico-Tenochtitlan
- pp. 128-167
- 8. Axes in the City
- pp. 168-189
- 10. Remembering Tenochtitlan
- pp. 209-212
- Bibliography
- pp. 227-234
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292766570
Related ISBN(s)
9780292766563
MARC Record
OCLC
913817225
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2015-07-17
Language
English
Open Access
No
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