Alva ixtlilxochitls account of the conquest of new spain. Comparatively little was known of his writings until their importance was announced by clavigero and humboldt. While it is true that alva ixtlilxochitl distorts the history of texcoco, his works offer a wealth of information about a notable mesoamerican group. The 3rd edition was published in 1965 with a preface by lic. His descendants, says the writer, were left poor and. Kolob book company, 1950, with citations from mexican antiquities by lord kingborough. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the native conquistador. Chavero, alfredo, ed publisher mexico, oficina tip. Edited and annotated by alfredo chavero and published as a 2nd edition of the works of jose fernando ramirez in 1892. The former was supported by moctezuma ii, emperor of mexico, but the latter, appealing to the patriotic sentiment of his nation, would have persuaded them that his brother was too much in the mexican. Ixtlilxochitl quetzalcoatl jesus christ excerpts from ancient america and the book of mormon by milton r. The contributors revise and broaden previous understandings of alva ixtlilxochitls racial and cultural identity, including his.
He was a descendant of the old texcocan lineage and had access to many of the ancient records. Numerous scholars have examined alva ixtlilxochitls writings as participating in the spanish genre probanza y merito, through which he sought royal support from the spanish crown. The protagonist of the story, however, is not the spanish. The most illustrious of the native mexican historians and the greatgrandson of don fernando ixtlilxochitl, fifth son of netzahualpilli, king of texcoco, and of his wife dona beatriz panantzin, daughter of cuitlahuac, last but one of the aztec emperors. Ixtlilxochitl ii, placed on the throne of texcoco by hernan cortes in 1520, and a greatgrandson of ixtlilxochitl i. Alva ixtlilxochitls colonial mexican trickster tale. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad. Ixtlilxochitl quetzalcoatl jesus christ book of mormon. In 1516 nezahualpilli died, and the succession was contested by two of his sons, cacamatzin and ixtlilxochitl. The contributors revise and broaden previous understandings of alva ixtlilxochitls racial and cultural identity, including his method of transcribing pictorial texts, his treatment of. Alva ixtlilxochitl fernando biografia informacion imagenes historia fotos datos libros escritos acontecimientos vida personaje famoso videos documental muerte epoca.
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