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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Conquest of Mexico"”.
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The historicity of the chroniclers on the conquest of Mexico.
The general purpose of this thesis in to explore the writings of the chroniclers, both old and new, searching for consistencies, inconsistencies, and personal reflections of those chroniclers pertaining to the Conquest of Mexico. Few of us forget that Cortés was the conqueror of Mexico City, but …
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Between gods and men : analyzing the Aztec deification of the Spanish Conquistadores and reassessing its significance
Immediately following the Spanish Conquest of Mexico in 1521, accounts arose claiming the Aztecs believed the Spaniards to be gods. This tale of Spanish deification has sparked heated debate among scholars for centuries as they have been asking, "Did the Aztecs truly believe the Spaniards to be …
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Expression of Status in Sixteenth Century Tlaxcala
… allied with the Spanish conquistadors during the Conquest of Mexico. Due, in part, to their alliance with the Spaniards, the Tlaxcalans' experiences in the early colonial period were unique. The Tlaxcalans capitalized successfully on their military service by petitioning for and receiving certain …
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The Myth of La Malinche: From the Chronicles to Modern Mexican Theater
… La Malinche has evolved from a historical figure of the Conquest to a national myth and a symbol of all those who have allied themselves with foreigners against their own country and its native values and traditions. On the other hand, La Malinche is regarded as the symbolic mother of the …
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Literary Historicism: Conquest and Revolution in the Works of Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) and Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980)
This doctoral thesis analyses the depiction of the historical topics of Conquest and Revolution across the literary writings of Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) and Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012). These historical tropes constitute core topics of reflection throughout their literary and critical works, …
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The Heroics of Conquest: Hernán Cortés in the Early Modern Hispanic Epic
This thesis explores the representation of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in four epic poems spanning the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, investigating how the politico-historical conditions of early modern Spain and Mexico gave rise to varying concepts of heroism. Through an …