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.
Subjects:
Table of 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).