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contents acknowledgments ix list of illustrations xi part one: prologue 1. Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996) 3 2. Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988) 18 part two: spain, 1150 –1521 3. A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150) 31 4. A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286 –1414) 37 5. A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424) 43 6. A Game of Canes ( Jaén, 1462) 54 part three: mexico, 1321–1521 7. The Fields of the Wars of Flowers 67 8. The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads 74 9. The Festival of the Raising of the Banners 85 10. The Festival of the Flaying of Men 94 11. The Dance of the Emperor Motecuzoma 105 part four: mexico, 1521–1600 12. The Conquest of Mexico (1524 –1536) 117 13. The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539) 123 14. The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539) 132 15. The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565–1595) 148 16. The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584 –1589) 153 17. The Conquest of New Mexico (1598) 161 part five: spain, 1521–1600 18. Touring Aztecs (1522–1529) 173 19. Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543) 179 20. Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549) 184 21. Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550) 198 22. Fêted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561–1571) 206 23. Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585–1586) 216 24. Gilded Indians (1521–1600) 227 part six: epilogue 25. Dancing with Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993–1994) 237 notes 251 bibliography 281 index 299 viii ...

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