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The death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the life of Mexico City, Barbara E. Mundy, (electronic resource)

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Mundy, Barbara E

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Summary: The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, was, in its era, one of the largest cities in the world. Built on an island in the middle of a shallow lake, its population numbered perhaps 150,000, with another 350,000 people in the urban network clustered around the lake shores. In 1521, at the height of Tenochtitlan's power, which extended over much of Central Mexico, Hernando Cortés and his followers conquered the city. Cortés boasted to King Charles V of Spain that Tenochtitlan was "destroyed and razed to the ground." But was it?Drawing on period representations of the city in sculptures, texts, and maps, The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City builds a convincing case that this global capital remained, through the sixteenth century, very much an Amerindian city. Barbara E. Mundy foregrounds the role the city's indigenous peoples, the Nahua, played in shaping Mexico City through the construction of permanent architecture and engagement in ceremonial actions. She demonstrates that the Aztec ruling elites, who retained power even after the conquest, were instrumental in building and then rebuilding the city. Mundy shows how the Nahua entered into mutually advantageous alliances with the Franciscans to maintain the city's sacred nodes. She also focuses on the practical and symbolic role of the city's extraordinary waterworks—the product of a massive ecological manipulation begun in the fifteenth century—to reveal how the Nahua struggled to maintain control of water resources in early Mexico City.--

Language: eng

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Austin, University of Texas Press, 2015

Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages)

Contents

A note on spelling and translations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Water and the sacred city
Chapter 3: The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan
Chapter 4: The city in the conquest's wake
Chapter 5: Huanitzin recenters the city
Chapter 6: Forgetting Tenochtitlan
Chapter 7: Place-names in Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Chapter 8: Axes in the city
Chapter 9: Water and Altepetl in the late sixteenth-century city
Chapter 10: Remembering Tenochtitlan

Isbn: 9780292766563

Link: https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7560/766563

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Label: The death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the life of Mexico City

Title: The death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the life of Mexico City

Statement of responsibility: Barbara E. Mundy

Creator

Mundy, Barbara E

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JSTOR (Organization)

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Language: eng

Summary: The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, was, in its era, one of the largest cities in the world. Built on an island in the middle of a shallow lake, its population numbered perhaps 150,000, with another 350,000 people in the urban network clustered around the lake shores. In 1521, at the height of Tenochtitlan's power, which extended over much of Central Mexico, Hernando Cortés and his followers conquered the city. Cortés boasted to King Charles V of Spain that Tenochtitlan was "destroyed and razed to the ground." But was it?Drawing on period representations of the city in sculptures, texts, and maps, The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City builds a convincing case that this global capital remained, through the sixteenth century, very much an Amerindian city. Barbara E. Mundy foregrounds the role the city's indigenous peoples, the Nahua, played in shaping Mexico City through the construction of permanent architecture and engagement in ceremonial actions. She demonstrates that the Aztec ruling elites, who retained power even after the conquest, were instrumental in building and then rebuilding the city. Mundy shows how the Nahua entered into mutually advantageous alliances with the Franciscans to maintain the city's sacred nodes. She also focuses on the practical and symbolic role of the city's extraordinary waterworks—the product of a massive ecological manipulation begun in the fifteenth century—to reveal how the Nahua struggled to maintain control of water resources in early Mexico City.--

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Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture

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Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture
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Nahuas
Aztecs
Power (Social sciences)
Sacred space
Architecture
Water-supply
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)

Label: The death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the life of Mexico City, Barbara E. Mundy, (electronic resource)

Link: https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7560/766563

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The death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the life of Mexico City

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Austin, University of Texas Press, 2015

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index

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Contents: A note on spelling and translations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Water and the sacred city -- Chapter 3: The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 4: The city in the conquest's wake -- Chapter 5: Huanitzin recenters the city -- Chapter 6: Forgetting Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 7: Place-names in Mexico-Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 8: Axes in the city -- Chapter 9: Water and Altepetl in the late sixteenth-century city -- Chapter 10: Remembering Tenochtitlan

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Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages)

Form of item: online

Governing access note: Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community

Isbn: 9780292766563

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Other physical details: illustrations (some color), maps (some color.

Specific material designation: remote

System control number: (OCoLC)910916534

Label: The death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the life of Mexico City, Barbara E. Mundy, (electronic resource)

Link: https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7560/766563

Publication

Austin, University of Texas Press, 2015

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index

Carrier category: online resource

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Carrier MARC source: rdacarrier

Content category: text

Content type code

Content type MARC source: rdacontent

Contents: A note on spelling and translations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Water and the sacred city -- Chapter 3: The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 4: The city in the conquest's wake -- Chapter 5: Huanitzin recenters the city -- Chapter 6: Forgetting Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 7: Place-names in Mexico-Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 8: Axes in the city -- Chapter 9: Water and Altepetl in the late sixteenth-century city -- Chapter 10: Remembering Tenochtitlan

Control code: ybp12198452

Dimensions: unknown

Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages)

Form of item: online

Governing access note: Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community

Isbn: 9780292766563

Media category: computer

Media MARC source: rdamedia

Media type code

Other physical details: illustrations (some color), maps (some color.

Specific material designation: remote

System control number: (OCoLC)910916534

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