Cuauhtemoc's Bones: Forging National Identity in Modern Mexico (Diálogos Series)

Gillingham, Paul

ISBN 10: 0826350372 / ISBN 13: 9780826350374

Published by University of New Mexico Press, 2011

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Synopsis:

In 1949, a group of villagers and ad hoc archaeologists dug up what they believed to be the remains of the last Aztec emperor, Cuauhte?moc, in a remote village in the mountains of central Mexico. State and local leaders enthusiastically promoted this remarkable discovery and nationalist celebrations erupted throughout the country. The festivities ended abruptly when professional Mexican archaeologists denied that the body was that of Cuauhte?moc, igniting what became the greatest scandal in the cultural politics of twentieth-century Mexico. Suddenly, Cuauhte?moc's bones were at the center of debates about the politics and mechanisms of Mexican national identity.

In this engaging study, Paul Gillingham uses the revelation of the forgery of Cuauhte?moc's tomb and the responses it evoked as a means of examining the set of ideas, beliefs, and dreams that bind societies to the nation-state.

About the Author: Paul Gillingham is an associate professor of Latin American history at Northwestern University. He is the author of Cuauhtémoc's Bones: Forging National Identity in Modern Mexico (UNM Press).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cuauhtemoc's Bones: Forging National ...
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good +
Dust Jacket Condition: None as issued