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‘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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Published in:Colonial Latin American Review Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 479 - 505
Main Author: Allen, Heather J.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2015
Subjects:
Montezuma II, Emperor of Mexico, ca. 1480-1520
Tears (Body fluid)
Kings & rulers
Mexican history
Tears (Body fluid) in literature
Symbolism
History
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.