The two Taríacuris and the early colonial and prehispanic past of Michoacán /

Investigates how elites of the Tarascan kingdom of central Mexico sought to influence interactions with Spanish colonialism by reworking the past. Examines the rhetorical power of the Relación de Michoacán, by Franciscan friar Jerónimo de Alcalá and explaining the structure of the narrative, not jus...

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Main Author:	Haskell, David L. (David Louis) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2018]
Subjects:	Relación de Michoacán > Criticism, Textual. Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Michoacán de Ocampo > History > Sources. Tarasco Indians > History > Sources. Tarasco Indians > Social life and customs. Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico) > History > Sources.

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Summary:	Investigates how elites of the Tarascan kingdom of central Mexico sought to influence interactions with Spanish colonialism by reworking the past. Examines the rhetorical power of the Relación de Michoacán, by Franciscan friar Jerónimo de Alcalá and explaining the structure of the narrative, not just its content.
Physical Description:	xiii, 263 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-254) and index.
ISBN:	9781607328209 1607328208 9781607327486 1607327481