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This document summarizes a scholarly article about post-conquest Nahua society in central Mexico as seen through surviving Nahuatl-language documents from 1550-1800. It discusses a 1584 Nahuatl document describing a dispute over a stolen turkey between two indigenous men, Simón and Cristóbal. While elements of pre-Hispanic Nahua culture are still evident, the document also shows the incorporation of Spanish material culture like metal tools, money, and chests into the lives of even the poorest indigenous pe
- Author
- América Navarro-López
- Language
- EN