‘Llorar amargamente’: Economies of Weeping in the Spanish Empire.

The article presents the author's views on the scapegoating of Mexico's Emperor Moteuczoma II reign because of his coward attitude as interpreted through his tears and frightened behavior. The other argues that depictions of Moteuczoma as a coward demand a second look. Other topics include Western d...

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Publicado en:Colonial Latin American Review Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 479 - 505
Autor principal: Allen, Heather J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2015
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Sumario:The article presents the author's views on the scapegoating of Mexico's Emperor Moteuczoma II reign because of his coward attitude as interpreted through his tears and frightened behavior. The other argues that depictions of Moteuczoma as a coward demand a second look. Other topics include Western definition of weeping and description of tears in the 16th century Iberian literature.