Pueblos within pueblos : Tlaxilacalli communities in Acolhuacan, Mexico, ca. 1272-1692 /

Systematically analyzing tlaxilacalli history over four centuries, beginning with their rise at the dawn of the Aztec empire through their transformation into "pueblos" of mid-colonial New Spain. Before the Aztecs rise, commoners in pre-Hispanic central Mexico set the groundwork for a new...

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Main Author:	Johnson, Benjamin D. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]
Subjects:	Communities > Political aspects > Mexico > Texcoco (Region) > History. Texcoco (Mexico : Region) > Colonization > History. Tezcucan Indians > Mexico > Texcoco (Region) > Politics and government.

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Summary:	Systematically analyzing tlaxilacalli history over four centuries, beginning with their rise at the dawn of the Aztec empire through their transformation into "pueblos" of mid-colonial New Spain. Before the Aztecs rise, commoners in pre-Hispanic central Mexico set the groundwork for a new style of imperial expansion.
Physical Description:	xv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-246) and index.
ISBN:	9781607326908 1607326906