Scott Sessions

Cristián A. Roa-de-la-Carrera

In Histories of Infamy, Cristián Roa-de-la-Carrera explores Francisco López de Gómara's (1511-ca.1559) attempt to ethically reconcile Spain's civilizing mission with the conquistadors' abuse and exploitation of Native peoples. The most widely read account of the conquest in its time, Gómara's Historia general de las Indias y Conquista de México rationalized the conquistadors' crimes as unavoidable evils in the task of bringing "civilization" to the New World. Through an elaborate defense of Spanish imperialism, Gómara aimed to convince his readers of the merits of the conquest, regardless of the devastation it had wrought upon Spain's new subjects. Despite his efforts, Gómara's apologist text quickly fell into disrepute and became ammunition for Spain's critics. Evaluating the effectiveness of ideologies of colonization, Roa-de-la-Carrera's analysis will appeal to scholars in colonial studies and readers interested in the history of the Americas.

Histories of Infamy

David Carrasco

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

Professor of the History of Religions and Director of the Raphael and Fletcher Lee Moses Mesoamerican Archive David Carrasco

Profiles the history, people, culture, artwork, beliefs, and daily life of Moctezuma's Mexico.

Visions of the Aztec World

Moctezuma's Mexico

Experience and explore the often controversial lives of the ancient Aztecs through this comprehensive social history of their culture.

People of the Sun and Earth

Daily Life of the Aztecs

Davíd Davíd Carrasco

"Dating from around the 1540s, barely two decades after the fall of the Aztecs, the mapa recently underwent extensive physical analysis, conservation and a photographic survey. Many of the resulting images accompany fifteen essays that explore the meanings and uses of the document, its complex narrative, and the social and ritual memory of an indigenous community struggling to hold its own in the turbulent atmosphere of early colonial Mexico."--BOOK JACKET.

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