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Bonfires of Culture Franciscans, Indigenous Leaders, and the Inquisition in Early Mexico, 1524–1540 Patricia Lopes Don Bonfires of Culture “Franciscan friars burning traditional books and clothes,” from Historia de Tlax- cala by Diego Muñoz Camargo. MS Hunter 242, Glasgow University Library. Courtesy of Bridgeman Art Library International. Bonfires of Culture Franciscans, Indigenous Leaders, and the Inquisition in Early Mexico, 1524–1540 Patricia Lopes Don University of Oklahoma Press : Norman This book is published with the generous assistance of The McCasland Foundation, Duncan, Oklahoma. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Don, Patricia Lopes, 1952– Bonfires of culture : Franciscans, indigenous leaders, and the Inquisition in early Mexico, 1524-1540 / Patricia Lopes Don. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8061-4049-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540. 2. Franciscans—Mexico— History—16th century. 3. Indians, Treatment of—Mexico—History—16th century. 4. Inquisition—Mexico—History—16th century. I. Title. F1230.D68 2010 972'.02—dc22 2009024345 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. ∞ Copyright © 2010 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. Manufactured in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the United States Copyright Act—without the prior written permission of the University of Oklahoma Press. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 To my husband, Allen Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction 3 1. The Early Colonial Leadership Dilemma 20 2. The Nahualli: The Trial of Martín Ocelotl 52 3. The Millenarian: The Trial of Andrés Mixcoatl 83 4. The Keepers of the Huitzilopochtlis: The Trial of Miguel Pochtecatl Tlaylotla 111 5. The Tlahtoani: The Trial of Don Carlos of Texcoco 146 Epilogue: The Legacy of the Inquisition in Central Mexico 175 Appendix: Boban Calendar Wheel 193 Notes 203 Glossary 235 Bibliography 239 Index 253 vii Illustrations FIGURES “Franciscan friars burning traditional books and clothes,” from Historia de Tlaxcala Frontispiece 1. Native painting describing the dispersion of the Huitzilopochtlis 114 2. Selective genealogy of the Texcocan royal family 150 3. Humboldt Fragment VI 187 4. Boban Calendar Wheel 195 MAPS 1. Spain in Zumárraga’s Time 25 2. Southeast Valley of Mexico and the Puebla Area 55 3. Northeast Valley of Mexico and the Northern Sierra de Puebla 85 4. Mexico, Texcoco, and Surrounding Area 124 ix

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