On the Lips of Others: Moteuczoma's Fame in Aztec Monuments and Rituals
- ISBN-10
- 1477307249
- ISBN-13
- 9781477307243
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-06-01
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Author
- Patrick Thomas Hajovsky
Description
An interdisciplinary study investigating how the name and portrait of Moteuczoma (a.k.a. Moctezuma/Montezuma) II were represented in Aztec monuments and colonial manuscripts and how the concept of fame operated in the Aztec world.
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