アステカ帝国征服後の先住民たちの暮らしの記録 After the Broken Spears : The Aztecs in the Wake of Conquest

著者名：Townsend, Camilla (EDT)/Anthony, Josh (EDT)

Oxford University Press（2025/12/15発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9780197776186
• eISBN：9780197776209

Description

Following Hernando Cortés's conquest of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the Aztec empire became the center of the largest European colony in the Americas. It has long been assumed that Indigenous people's personal experiences of this cataclysmic era are inaccessible. Spanish records do not reflect how Nahuas and other Indigenous peoples spoke privately about the great changes, and accounts written in Indigenous languages mostly date from the latter half of the sixteenth century. Through close readings of Nahuatl sources, the contributors to After the Broken Spears illustrate that records of Indigenous experiences of the early colonial period are both more abundant than first appear and more richly detailed than ever imagined. Nahuatl songs, annals, tall tales, and legal documents offer a comprehensive vision of how Mexico's Indigenous people lived through the years after the conquest and negotiated the creation of their new world. Often originally circulated as oral accounts, these stories were later copied into Nahuatl script by those determined to preserve their people's history. Interspersed between the main chapters are commentaries written by contemporary Indigenous Mexican scholars, highlighting how historical themes relate to the present day. Just as their ancestors did five hundred years ago, these writers negotiate the ramifications of the Spanish conquest for their communities. After the Broken Spears offers fresh perspectives on a critical transition period in Mesoamerican, Mexican, and colonial history.

Table of Contents

ForewordNote on Terminology, Orthography, and Translation PracticesPrologueIntroduction - Camilla Townsend°Only Words - Eduardo de la Cruz1. A Funeral for Moctezuma, 1519 - Tara Malanga2. A Fish Song, 1521 - Peter Sorensen°°How Cuitlahuac Became San Pedro Tláhuac - Baruc Martínez Díaz3. A Pair of Memories, 1520s - Sandra Acocal4. A Girl Walking Forward, 1531 - Barbara E. Mundy°°°Flower, Tree, Corn: Gran Nayar, 1522-1722-2022 - Selene Galindo Cumplido5. A Quarrel Between Brothers, 1537 - Josh Anthony6. A Pair of Orders, 1543 and 1565 - Justyna Olko °°°°Mexico: Water and Words - Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil7. An Aztec Priest's Sermon, 1558 - Celso Mendoza8. A Farewell, 1591 - Travis Jeffres°°°°°We Nahua Scholars and Artists - Abelardo de la Cruz9. A Story of a Marriage, c. 1600 - Clio Isaacson10. A Tall Tale, c. 1600 - Camilla TownsendConclusion - Josh AnthonyAcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsGlossaryAppendix: Nahuatl Chapter Summaries Index