Book
The conquest of Michoacán: the Spanish domination of the Tarascan Kingdom in Western Mexico, 1521-1530
University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1985 • Pages:
By: Warren, J. Benedict.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Warren provides a brief overview of the Tarascan kingdom or empire before the arrival of the Spanish. He describes it's borders, population, religion, the nobility, some of the theories on the origins of the Tarascan people and their language, their social customs, decorative arts, and natural resources. Relations between the Tarascans and the Aztecs are also described. Most of this book, however, is about the first ten years of the Spanish conquest and rule over the Tarascans in Michoacán, their acculturation, the encomienda system, the Spanish requests for tribute from the Tarascans, and the history of the last Tarascan king or CAZONCI. In describing the first ten years of contact, Warren explores the installation, authority, functions, powers, and household of the CAZONCI. The book ends with the execution of the CAZONCI by the Spanish.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Slavery
- Chief executive
- Executive household
- External relations
- Taxation and public income
- Public welfare
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Sacred objects and places
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- West Mexico Postclassic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 600 BP - 470 BP (1400 A.D. - 1530 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tarascan State; Michoacán
- NotesAdditional notes
- By J. Benedict Warren
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-335) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84040280
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Antiquities