Manuscrito del aperreamiento (Manuscript of the Dogging): A "Dogging" and Its Implications for Early Colonial Cholula.

The Manuscrito del aperreamiento (Manuscript of the Dogging), from Cholula Ca. 1560, presents a graphic image of a dog attacking a bound indigenous priest. Certainly appalling to modern viewers, the work is often seen as an indictment against the Spaniards pictured. In this article, I consider this...

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Published in:	Ethnohistory Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 585 - 612
Main Author:	Diel, Lori Boornazian
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Fall2011
Subjects:	Dog attacks Violence in art Imperialism Punishment in art Conquerors Spanish colony, Mexico, 1540-1810 Spanish colonies Cholula de Rivadabia (Mexico) Spain Americas Mexico
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