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Book SynopsisIn this perceptive book, Max Harris seeks to understand the "puzzling and enduring passion" of both Mexicans and Spaniards for festivals of moros y cristianos, mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances
Trade Review"This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading." Robert Potter, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- Part One: Prologue
- 1. Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996)
- 2. Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988)
- Part Two: Spain, 1150-1521
- 3. A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150)
- 4. A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286-1414)
- 5. A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424)
- 6. A Game of Canes (Jaén, 1462)
- Part Three: Mexico, 1321-1521
- 7. The Fields of the Wars of Flowers
- 8. The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads
- 9. The Festival of the Raising of the Banners
- 10. The Festival of the Flaying of Men
- 11. The Dance of the Emperor Motecuzoma
- Part Four: Mexico, 1521-1600
- 12. The Conquest of Mexico (1524-1536)
- 13. The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539)
- 14. The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539)
- 15. The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565-1595)
- 16. The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584-1589)
- 17. The Conquest of New Mexico (1598)
- Part Five: Spain, 1521-1600
- 18. Touring Aztecs (1522-1529)
- 19. Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543)
- 20. Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549)
- 21. Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550)
- 22. Fêted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561-1571)
- 23. Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585-1586)
- 24. Gilded Indians (1521-1600)
- Part Six: Epilogue
- 25. Dancing With Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993-1994)
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
