Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of illustrations xi
5. Part one Prologue
6. 1 Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996) 3
7. 2 Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988) 18
8. Part two Spain, 1150 –1521
9. 3 A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150) 31
10. 4 A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286 –1414) 37
11. 5 A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424) 43
12. 6 A Game of Canes ( Jaén, 1462) 54
13. Part three Mexico, 1321–1521
14. 7 The Fields of the Wars of Flowers 67
15. 8 The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads 74
16. 9 The Festival of the Raising of the Banners 85
17. 10 The Festival of the Flaying of Men 94
18. 11 The Dance of the Emperor Motecuzoma 105
19. Part four Mexico, 1521–1600
20. 12 The Conquest of Mexico (1524 –1536) 117
21. 13 The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539) 123
22. 14 The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539) 132
23. 15 The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565 –1595) 148
24. 16 The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584 –1589) 153
25. 17 The Conquest of New Mexico (1598) 161
26. Part five Spain, 1521–1600
27. 18 Touring Aztecs (1522–1529) 173
28. 19 Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543) 179
29. 20 Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549) 184
30. 21 Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550) 198
31. 22 Fêted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561–1571) 206
32. 23 Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585 –1586) 216
33. 24 Gilded Indians (1521–1600) 227
34. Part six Epilogue
35. 25 Dancing with Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993 –1994) 237
36. Notes 251
37. Bibliography 281
38. Index 299