Support by Foreign Indians in the Spanish Conquest of Yucatán
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https://doi.org/10.18441/ind.v41i1.207-230Keywords:
conquest of Yucatan, ‘Indian conquistadors’, Indigenous allies, historiography of the conquest, Francisco de Montejo, 16th enturyAbstract
Indigenous allies played a key role in the conquest of Tenochtitlán. Recent research purports to show that such ‘friendly Indians’ from central Mexico and other Spanish-
subjugated regions played a similar role in the conquest of the Yucatan peninsula. This article reviews that claim, finds most of the evidence provided to be illusory, and concludes that the role of foreign Indians in the conquest of Yucatán was, unlike other parts of Mesoamerica, relatively limited.
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2024-06-27
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