Child Martyrs and Militant Evangelization in New Spain

Auteur

Stephanie Schmidt

Texte du rabat

Examines the many iterations of a story of child martyrdom in colonial Mexico.

Contenu

• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• 1. The Nahuatl Vida de Tres Niños Tlaxcalecas: Christian Hagiography, Nahua Perspectives
• 2. Cristobalito and His Father, Acxotecatl
• 3. The Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala: Lordly Warriors, Christian Exemplars
• 4. Child Converts as Christian Militants, Friars as Men at War
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• References
• Index