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The hummingbird and the hawk: conquest and sovereignty in the Valley of Mexico 1503-1541
Harper Colophon Books • New York, Evanston And London • Published In 1970 • Pages:
By: Padden, R. C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This history recounts events leading up to and following the fateful intersection of two very different civilizations and world views in the Valley of Mexico in 1519; an encounter retold in great detail. The preceding text focuses on the evolution of Aztec sovereignty from its origins, analyzing the nature and exercise of Aztec sovereignty and its relation to cultural change during the course of its evolution, and providing extensive data on government, leadership, and the role of religion in Aztec society. The latter part of the text covers consequences during the first few decades following the Conquest.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Warfare
- Aftermath of combat
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Organized ceremonial
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Classes
- Spirits and gods
- Missions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- David Sherwood ; Marlene Martin ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1954-1965
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1375-1541
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central highland Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by R. C. Padden
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-308)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 67012912
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs/Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540/Mexico--History--To 1519