Indigenous Elites and Creole Identity in Colonial Mexico, 1500-1800
Author
Peter B. Villella (University Of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Modern Mexico derives many symbols of identity and heritage from its Aztec legacy. This book demonstrates that such emotional links to the native past originated in part among colonial-era indigenous leaders who adapted ancestral memories following the Spanish conquest, eventually enabling American-born Spaniards to likewise identify with this ancient legacy.