Contents
Introduction (Justyna Olko and Jan Szemiński)
Our Approach to the Topic
Legal Status in the Spanish Empire: The Duality of Law
Local Organization
Negotiating the Economic Base of Existence
Symbols of Status and Legitimization of Power
Views of the Conquest
Challenging Europe: Cross-Cultural Dialogues and Indigenous Tradition within a Christian Vision of the World
Indigenous Writing
Native Agency in the Documents
The Language of the Documents: Communication, Translation, and Contact-Induced Change
Comparisons and Conclusions
Legal Proceedings
1. Painting of the Idols of the Temple of Huitzilopochtli, Mexico Tenochtitlan, 1539–1540: Strategies to Safeguard Legitimacy (Maria Castañeda de la Paz)
2. Land Litigation, Tlatelolco, Mexico, 1558 (Julia Madajczak)
3. Lawsuit Brought by Juan Jiménez, Ocotelolco, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1560 (Agnieszka Brylak)
4. Interrogation of Diego Xiuhnel, Tepeticpac, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1563 (Agnieszka Brylak)
5. Investigation Regarding a Murder, Aquetzalpan, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1564 (Agnieszka Brylak)
6. Land Sale Document, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1607/1608 (Agnieszka Brylak)
7. Land Sale Document, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1612 (Agnieszka Brylak)
8. Land Sale Document, Santa Bárbara Tamazolco, Mexico, 1637 (Justyna Olko and John Sullivan)
9. Land Sale Document, Cholula, Mexico, 1695 (Justyna Olko)
10. Dispute over Land Inheritance, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1706 (John Sullivan)
11. Dispute over Land Inheritance, San Juan Ixtenco, Mexico, 1758 (Justyna Olko and John Sullivan)
Wills
12. Testament of Catalina Papan, Tehuitzco, Mexico, 1571 (Justyna Olko)
13. Testament of María Toztecayatl, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1576/1600 (Agnieszka Brylak)
14. Testament of Tomás Feliciano, Omaxac Huehuecalco, Coyoacan, Mexico, 1579 (Justyna Olko)
15. Testament of María Lapan, Ydcar Ayllu, Peru, 1596 (?) (Patrycja Prządka-Giersz, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
16. Testament of Catalina Carguay Chumbi, Guarochiri, Peru, 1608 (Patrycja Prządka-Giersz, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
17. Testament of Martín Rimanga, San Gerónimo, Peru, 1612 (Patrycja Prządka-Giersz, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
18. Testament of Francisca de los Angeles, San Luis Obispo Chalco Tlalmanalco, Mexico, 1633/1743 (John Sullivan)
19. Testament of Don Diego de San Pedro, a Bill of Sale, and a Declaration of Wages, Santiago Tzacualco, Mexico, 1644 (Julia Madajczak)
20. Testament of Doña Juana Flores, Ambar, Peru, 1649 (Patrycja Prządka-Giersz, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
21. Testament of María Juana, San Juan Ixtenco, Mexico, 1739 (Justyna Olko)
Peitions and Letters
22. Petition of Don Pedro de San Juan, Yauhtepec, Mexico, 1545–1559 (?) (Julia Madajczak, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
23. Petition of Don Antonio Cortés, Governor and Lord of the Town Called Tlacopan, Mexico, 1552 (Julia Madajczak, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
24. Letter of the Municipal Council of Tollan Xicocotitlan, Mexico, 1557 (Anastasia Kalyuta)
25. Petition for Coat of Arms for Don Francisco Verdugo, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 1558 (Julia Madajczak, Jan Szemiński, and John Sullivan)
26. Petition of the Rulers of Amacatlan Mamepan, Soconusco, Mexico, 1562 (Justyna Olko)
27. Petition Concerning Cultivated Land Presented by María Quetzalcocoliztli, Ocotelolco, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1563 (Agnieszka Brylak)
28. Complaint of the Indigenous People from Huamuxtitlan against the Abuses of Local Authorities, Guerrero, 1580 (Agnieszka Brylak)
29. Petition of the Residents of Santa Isabel Xiloxochtlan and San Luis Teolocholco, Mexico, 1624 (John Sullivan)
30. Complaint Concerning a Bad Priest, Coatlan de Puertos Abajo, Jalisco, Mexico, 1637 (Justyna Olko)
Accounts and Ecclesiastical Writing
31. Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Española y Mexicana, 1548: Nahuatl Rulership Terminology in the Christian Text of Sermon 5 (Katarzyna Granicka)
32. Account of the Commissioning of an Image of the Virgin Mary, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1600 (Agnieszka Brylak)
33. T’unapa’s Coming: A Fragment of the Chronicle by Don Joan de Santa Cruz Pacha Cuti Yamqui Salca Maygua, Peru, First Half of the Seventeenth Century (Jan Szemiński)
34. Ritual formulario e institución de curas of Juan Pérez Bocanegra, 1631: The Terminology of Andean Social Hierarchy in the Confession of Kurakas (Gregory Haimovich)
35. Ritual formulario e institución de curas of Juan Pérez Bocanegra, 1631: Confession of Indigenous Notaries (Jan Szemiński)
Glossary
References
Index