Assignment Hist 5
MW Spring 2014
Read “The Letter from the Nahua Cabildo” (p.64-65) and “Petitions from the Maya Cabildos” (p. 77-79) from, edited Mesoamerican voices : native-language writings from Colonial Mexico, Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Guatemala
In your blue book, write your answer to the following questions.
For Letter from the Nahua Cabildo
1. Who are the authors?
2. What is their main argument?
3. Who was the intended audience?
4. Why did they write this letter?
For Petitions from the Maya Cabildos
5. Who are the authors?
6. What is their main argument?
7. Who was the intended audience?
8. Why did they write this letter?
After comparing the two letters answer the following questions:
9. How had Spanish treatment of natives changed over time?
10. How did tribute obligations affect native pueblos?
11. What did indigenous people know about Spanish governance? How did they use their knowledge?
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