Memories of Conquest: Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala
Memories of Conquest: Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala
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Abstract
Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors expect from the partnership, and what were the implications of their involvement in Spain's New World empire? This study of Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala places the Nahua, Zapotec, and Mixtec conquistadors of Guatemala and their descendants within a deeply Mesoamerican historical context. Drawing on archives, ethnography, and colonial Mesoamerican maps, it argues that the conquest cannot be fully understood without considering how these Indian conquistadors first invaded and then, of their own accord and largely by their own rules, settled in Central America. Shaped by pre-Columbian patterns of empire, alliance, warfare, and migration, the members of this diverse indigenous community became unified as the Mexicanos—descendants of Indian conquistadors in their adopted homeland. Their identity and higher status in Guatemalan society derived from their continued pride in their heritage, says the author, but also depended on Spanish colonialism's willingness to honor them. Throughout the book, the author charts the power of colonialism to reshape and restrict Mesoamerican society—even for those most favored by colonial policy and despite powerful continuities in Mesoamerican culture.
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Front Matter
- Introduction
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Indigenous Invasions Mexicans & Maya from Teotihuacan to Tollan
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Templates of Conquest Warfare & Alliance in the Shadow of Tenochtitlan
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Indian Conquistadors: Conquest & Settlement in Central America
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The Primacy of Place: Ciudad Vieja as Indian Town & Colonial Altepetl
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Creating Memories Militias, Cofradías, Cabildos, & Compadres
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Particularly Ladinos Language, Ladinization, & Mexicano Identity
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End Matter
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