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In Museo de Antropología de Xalapa

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.

Hello! My video game Caxtilteca has been in development for three long years and is approaching a release date in 2026, with a demo that will arrive next month!

It was inspired by Pikmin, Starcraft and Duke War.

It is located in Tlaxcala, the city that allied itself with the Spaniards, but they broke their promise and now the city must pay them tribute. You have 30 days to get 8000 fanegas for the tostón and protect the people.

I haven't been able to find a decent interpretation of this teotihuacan mural. Are the large mounds on either side personified mountains? I can see that the earspool necklace and nose piece probably links these to the "Great Goddess" featured in the Tepantitla murals. But what are the mounds and what is going on with the insectoid cut out they each have? Im also curious about the person sitting on the lower left side with the double breath volutes. What is the white thing with long green feathers that he has?