Books+ Search Results

Indigenous life after the conquest : the De la Cruz family papers of colonial Mexico

Title
Indigenous life after the conquest : the De la Cruz family papers of colonial Mexico / [edited by] Caterina Pizzigoni and Camilla Townsend.
ISBN
9780271088136
0271088133
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Physical Description
xviii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Notes
English translations of originals in Nahuatl and Spanish; one document includes the original Nahuatl.
Summary
"Examines a rare set of family documents from central Mexico, originally written in Nahuatl, from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Illustrates a complex indigenous world, with the challenges and opportunities of life within the Spanish colonial system"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English; Nahuatl
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2021
Series
Latin American originals ; 16.
Latin american originals ; 16
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Document 1 : the De la Cruz family record book
Document 2 : The Tepemaxalco tribute notebook in 1658
Document 3 : parish records of the birth of Don Juan de la Cruz's siblings (1640s)
Document 4 : The will of Don Pedro de la Cruz (1667)
Document 5 : The will of Don Juan de la Cruz (1691).
Citation

Available from:

Loading holdings.
Unable to load. Retry?
Loading holdings...
Unable to load. Retry?