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Aztecs, Moors, and Christians : festivals of reconquest in Mexico and Spain

Max Harris
In 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
Print Book, English, 2000
University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2000
x, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780292731318, 9780292731325, 0292731310, 0292731329
42863144
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