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The Aztecs at Independence : Nahua Culture Makers in Central Mexico, 1799-1832 /

This manuscript offers the first internal ethnographic view of central Mexican indigenous communities at the critical time of Independence. Melton-Villanueva uses previously unknown Nahuatl-language sources--primarily last will and testaments--to provide a more comprehensive understanding of indigen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Melton-Villanueva, Miriam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Inside the Altepetl of San Bartolome; 2. Spanish-Language Texts by Nahua Escribanos; 3. The Escribanos Who Still Wrote in Nahuatl; 4. Nahuatl Formulas over Time and in Other Altepetl; 5. Death Rites, Local Religion, and Women on Church Grounds; 6. Household Ritual; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix 1. Testament List from the Independence Archive with Reference Codes; Appendix 2. Notaries of the Independence Archive by Altepetl; Appendix 3. Sample Testaments; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.