Life and Labor in Ancient Mexico: The Brief and Summary Relation of Lords of New Spain

by Alonso de Zorita

Book Overview

The Brief and Summary Relation of the Lords of New Spain is one of the major contemporary accounts of the economic, political, and social impact of the conquest of Aztec Mexico. Written by Alonso de Zorita, a Spanish judge of high integrity and many years' experience in colonial administration, it provides a detailed description of Aztec life before and after the Conquest. Based on Zorita's stay in Mexico from 1556 to 1566, it reflects the anguish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806126795
• ISBN13: 9780806126791
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"