"The Tlaxcala Canvas". Another way to write History?
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No 24 (2012): Presencia de España en América, Articles
Submitted: 19-03-2013
Accepted: 19-03-2013
Abstract
Certain historical periods and processes, such as the military presence of Hernán Cortés in the NewWorld, are difficult to analyze and shows a somewhat elusive side due to past events. Occasionally graphic documents such as the Lienzo de Tlaxcala offer interesting insights since it shows the Tlaxcaltec support for Cortés during the conquest of Tenochtitlán, which has so often been considereda justified crusade. Lienzo de Tlaxcala –where ethnics become aesthetics– is an example of the development of history images and the fusion between the indigenous aspect of prehispanic traditionand the particular sensitivity and interest of the conquerors.
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Hernán Cortés, Lienzo de Tlaxcala, conquest, image-history, nahualism
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