Tenochtitlan

Capital of the Aztec Empire
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8130-6031-6
Verlag: University Press of Florida

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: Ancient Cities of the New World

Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire before the Spanish conquest, rivalled any other great city of its time. In Europe, only Paris, Venice, and Constantinople were larger. Cradled in the Valley of Mexico, the city is unique among New World capitals in that it was well-described and chronicled by the conquistadors who subsequently demolished it. This means that, though centuries of redevelopment have frustrated efforts to access the ancient city’s remains, much can be told about its urban landscape, politics, economy, and religion.

While Tenochtitlan commands a great deal of attention from archaeologists and Mesoamerican scholars, very little has been written about the city for a non-technical audience in English. In this fascinating book, eminent expert José Luis de Rojas presents an accessible yet authoritative exploration of this famous city interweaving glimpses into its inhabitants’ daily lives with the broader stories of urbanisation, culture, and the rise and fall of the Aztec empire.

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Rojas, José Luis

Über Autor(innen)

José Luis de Rojas is professor of anthropology at the Complutense University of Madrid. He is the author of nearly a dozen books, including Ethnohistory of America, The Indian Monies and Their Use in New Spain, and The Aztecs.