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AZTEC IMPERIALISM AT OZTUMA, GUERRERO
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Conflicting Colonial accounts of the Aztec conquest of Oztuma
are resolved by correlating new archaeological data, a collection
of Early Colonial documents from the town of Ixtepec, and other
better-known sources. The correlation of archaeological and
ethnohistoric data suggests that, contrary to some interpretations
of the histories of the Aztec Empire, the Aztec fortress of
Oztuma was separate from and contemporaneous with a Chontal
fortified site known by the same toponym, and that the Chontal
of Oztuma were not exterminated by the Aztecs during the rebellion
of 1487. Instead, Chontal Oztuma maintained internal political
cohesion while integrated into the Aztec hegemony. The Aztec
and Chontal sites together formed the defensive line of the
imperial frontier facing the Tarascans. This study represents
a shift in focus in Aztec studies from the Aztec imperial core
to its constituent hinterlands, emphasizing the complexity of
political and strategic interactions.
Title: AZTEC IMPERIALISM AT OZTUMA, GUERRERO
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Conflicting Colonial accounts of the Aztec conquest of Oztuma
are resolved by correlating new archaeological data, a collection
of Early Colonial documents from the town of Ixtepec, and other
better-known sources.
The correlation of archaeological and
ethnohistoric data suggests that, contrary to some interpretations
of the histories of the Aztec Empire, the Aztec fortress of
Oztuma was separate from and contemporaneous with a Chontal
fortified site known by the same toponym, and that the Chontal
of Oztuma were not exterminated by the Aztecs during the rebellion
of 1487.
Instead, Chontal Oztuma maintained internal political
cohesion while integrated into the Aztec hegemony.
The Aztec
and Chontal sites together formed the defensive line of the
imperial frontier facing the Tarascans.
This study represents
a shift in focus in Aztec studies from the Aztec imperial core
to its constituent hinterlands, emphasizing the complexity of
political and strategic interactions.
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