Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain

by Max Harris

Book Overview

In villages and towns across Spain and its former New World colonies, local performers stage mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances to massive street theatre lasting several days. The festival tradition officially celebrates the triumph of Spanish Catholicism over its enemies, yet this does not explain its persistence for more than five hundred years nor its widespread diffusion.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292731329
• ISBN13: 9780292731325
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"