The Last Acolhua
Alva Ixtlilxochitl and Elite Native Historiography in Early New Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7537014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter B Villella (0000-0001-8539-3824, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-36 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Colonial Latin American Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-9164 • E-ISSN: 1466-1802 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10609164.2013.877249 |
| OpenAlex | W2044489147 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 51 |
The present article offers a thematic analysis of the lords’ discourse as a means of contextualizing and historicizing the works of don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl.4 Students of the famous chronicler of Tetzcoco will recognize the parallels between his historical vision and how the natural lords of an earlier era explained and represented themselves to Spanish authorities. Like don Hernando Pimentel and his peers, Alva Ixtlilxochitl portrayed his mother's ancestors—descendants of the original Acolhua-Chichimeca settlers and rulers of Tetzcoco and its provinces—as aristocrats of illustrious pedigree who became indispensable Christian vassals of the Spanish king. In his telling, among the Acolhuaque the Spaniards encountered natural allies, as the heirs to a prestigious native tradition embraced and aided them in their subjugation of Mexico, their partnership consummated in a triumphant dénouement of baptismal water
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Elite · Generosity · Historiography · Humanities · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Townsend · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |