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Imperialism and the Origins of Mexican Culture (Hardcover)
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Imperialism and the Origins of Mexican Culture (Hardcover)
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With an empire stretching across central Mexico, unmatched in
military and cultural might, the Aztecs seemed poised on the brink
of a golden age in the early sixteenth century. But the arrival of
the Spanish changed everything. Imperialism and the Origins of
Mexican Culture chronicles this violent clash of two empires and
shows how modern Mestizo culture evolved over the centuries as a
synthesis of Old and New World civilizations. Colin MacLachlan
begins by tracing Spain and Mesoamerica's parallel trajectories
from tribal enclaves to complex feudal societies. When the Spanish
laid siege to Tenochtitlan and destroyed it in 1521, the Aztecs
could only interpret this catastrophe in cosmic terms. With their
gods discredited and their population ravaged by epidemics, they
succumbed quickly to Spanish control-which meant submitting to
Christianity. Spain had just emerged from its centuries-long
struggle against the Moors, and zealous Christianity was central to
its imperial vision. But Spain's conquistadores far outnumbered its
missionaries, and the Church's decision to exclude Indian converts
from priesthood proved shortsighted. Native religious practices
persisted, and a richly blended culture-part Indian, part
Christian-began to emerge. The religious void left in the wake of
Spain's conquests had enduring consequences. MacLachlan's careful
analysis explains why Mexico is culturally a Mestizo country while
ethnically Indian, and why modern Mexicans remain largely orphaned
from their indigenous heritage-the adopted children of European
history.
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