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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cruz (Family : approximately 1620- (Creator), Cruz, Pedro de la, approximately 1620-1675 (Author), Cruz, Juan de la, approximately 1640-1691 (Author)
Other Authors: Pizzigoni, Caterina (Editor, Translator), Townsend, Camilla, 1965- (Editor, Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Nahuatl
Language Notes:English translations of originals in Nahuatl and Spanish; one document includes the original Nahuatl.
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Series:Latin American originals ; 16.
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Description
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.
Physical Description:xviii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-149) and index.
ISBN:9780271088136
0271088133