The Relación de Michoacán (1539-1541) and the Politics of Representation in Colonial Mexico

by Ang Afanador-Pujol and Angelica Jimena Afanador-Pujol

Through close readings of the painted images in a major sixteenth-century illustrated manuscript, this book demonstrates the critical role that images played in ethnic identity formation and politics in colonial Mexico.

The Relaci?n de Michoac?n (1539-1541) is one of the earliest surviving illustrated manuscripts from colonial Mexico. Commissioned by the Spanish viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, the Relaci?n was produced by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477302395
• ISBN13: 9781477302392
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"