La universidad de los pobres

Esta obra hace referencia al rescate arqueológico que tuvo lugar en Ixtapan de la Sal en 1993, a raíz del descubrimiento de restos óseos y vasijas durante la remodelación de la Plaza de los Mártires, hecho que presentó la oportunidad de explorar un sitio de gran interés de la época del Posclásico tardío.

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The Improbable Conquest offers translations of a series of little-known letters from the chaotic Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region, uncovering a rich and understudied historical resource. These letters were written by a wide variety of individuals, including clergy, military officers, and the region’s first governor, Pedro de Mendoza. There is also an exceptional contribution from Isabel de Guevara, one of the few women involved in the conquest to have recorded her experiences. Writing about the conditions of settlements and expeditions, these individuals vividly expose the...

Jacques Soustelle considera necesario situar a los aztecas dentro de un marco geografico e historico para su comprension cabal. Hace una pormenorizada descripcion de la ciudad (calles, templos y monumentos), del individuo y de las instituciones (el soberano y su consejo, el matrimonio, el sacerdocio, la propiedad, los tribunales, los funcionarios, comerciantes, campesinos, etc), ademas de destacar datos precisos como para estimar el "costo de la vida" en Tenochtitlan.