Nueva historia mínima de México by Pablo Escalante Gonzalbo

This comparative effort -specially focused on the feat of Quetzalcoatl of Tollan and 8 Venado Garra de Jaguar - shows that besides their relation to color, these mythical places shared common traits, for instance they were associated with stretches of water, as well as with the Sun god and its territory. This essay investigates their distinctive features and their function in myths, through the study of Central Mexican colonial sources and of Mixtec pre-Columbian codices. In Mesoamerican mythology, several spaces bear the name of “Place of Color”. This is a preprint of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Iberian and Latinamerican Research on 2016, Vol 22, No 2: 135-153, available online: It shows the mutual influence of religion and politics.

The Aztec adaptation of Cortés’ invention can be interpreted as a further development of the myth of the returning Emperor. By identifying this Messiah with Charles V, who had the right to be also a Mexican Emperor, Cortés sought to justify his rebellion against his superior. Cortés had invented the legend of the returning leader. The comparison will reveal that the messianic image of Quetzalcoatl was created after the Conquest as an Aztec adaptation of the Christian ideology of power.

This article will compare Quetzalcoatl's legitimizing function with that of Jesus Christ. The arrival of Cortés is said to have been awaited by Moctezuma II: Quetzalcoatl was expected to return and renew his reign. English.Aztec and Roman-German Empire seemed to share a similar religious legitimacy and the same hope of a Messiah, although they had never had contact before 1519. |a Presentation - Ancient Mexico - The colonial era to 1760 - The Bourbon reforms - From independence to consolidation of the republic - The Porfiriato - The revolution - 1929-2000 : the most recent stage - Glossary. |a Includes bio-bibliographical sketches of the authors.

|a 'This new work constitutes a completely novel and original manuscript: it contains texts expressly prepared for this edition by another seven authors'- of cover |a First edition in Spanish published under the title: Historia mínima de México. |c Pablo Escalante-Gonzalbo, Bernardo García-Martínez, Luis Jáuregui, Josefina Zoraida Vázquez, Elisa Speckman-Guerra, Javier Garciadiego, Luis Aboites-Aguilar translation, Elaine Jones, Fionn Petch, and Susan Beth Kapilian.

Nueva historia mínima de México by Pablo Escalante Gonzalbo