For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away
from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the
often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work
that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars
to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to
acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native
peoples who chose to fight alongside the Spaniards against other
native groups. The Native Conquistador—a translation of the
“Thirteenth Relation,” written by don Fernando de Alva
Ixtlilxochitl in the early seventeenth century—narrates the
conquest of Mexico from Hernando Cortés’s arrival in 1519
through his expedition into Central America in 1524. The
protagonist of the story, however, is not the Spanish conquistador
but Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s great-great-grandfather, the native
prince Ixtlilxochitl of Tetzcoco. This account reveals the complex
political dynamics that motivated Ixtlilxochitl’s decisive
alliance with Cortés. Moreover, the dynamic plotline, propelled by
the feats of Prince Ixtlilxochitl, has made this a compelling story
for centuries—and one that will captivate students and scholars
today.
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