The Spanish invasion of Mexico in 1519, which led to the end of the
Aztec Empire, was one of the most influential events in the history
of the modern Atlantic world. But equally consequential, as this
volume makes clear, were the ways the Conquest was portrayed. In
essays spanning five centuries and three continents, The Conquest
of Mexico: 500 Years of Reinventions explores how politicians,
writers, artists, activists, and others have strategically
reimagined the Conquest to influence and manipulate perceptions
within a wide variety of controversies and debates, including those
touching on indigeneity, nationalism, imperialism, modernity, and
multiculturalism. Writing from a range of perspectives and
disciplines, the authors demonstrate that the Conquest of Mexico,
whose significance has ever been marked by fundamental ambiguity,
has consistently influenced how people across the modern Atlantic
world conceptualize themselves and their societies. After
considering the looming, ubiquitous role of the Conquest in Mexican
thought and discourse since the sixteenth century, the contributors
go farther afield to examine the symbolic relevance of the Conquest
in contexts as diverse as Tudor England, Bourbon France,
postimperial Spain, modern Latin America, and even contemporary
Hollywood. Highlighting the extent to which the Spanish-Aztec
conflict inspired historical reimaginings, these essays reveal how
the Conquest became such an iconic event-and a perennial medium by
which both Europe and the Americas have, for centuries, endeavored
to understand themselves as well as their relationship to others. A
valuable contribution to ongoing efforts to demythologize and
properly memorialize the Spanish-Aztec War of 1519-21, this volume
also aptly illustrates how we make history of the past and how that
history-making shapes our present-and possibly our future.
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