Pedro De Moctezuma and His Descendents (1521-1718)
Description:
In 1521 a band of several hundred Spaniards overthrew the Aztec empire in Mexico and its ruler, Moctezuma II. This defeat in itself created a major cultural shock for the indigenious population, but the later arrival of Spanish officials and colonists constituted a far greater if less dramatic upheaval. For the victorious Spaniards rejected Aztec governmental institutions, considering them to be distinctly inferior, and quickly substituted their own. Moctezuma II and a substantial number of the…
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Date:
May 1980
Creator:
Hollingsworth, Ann Prather
Partner:
UNT Libraries