Author:
Lafaye, Jacques.
Edition Statement:Paperback edition.
ImprintChicago : University of Chicago Press, 1987.
Imprint1976.
Descriptionxxx, 336 pages ; 23 cm
Note:Translation of Quetzalcóatl et Guadalupe.
Note:A historian's profession of faith -- Part 1. New Spain from the conquest to independence (1521-1821) -- Brothers and enemies: Spaniards and Creoles -- Irreconcilable enemies: Indians, mestizos, mulattoes -- The Inquisition and the pagan underground -- The Indian, a spiritual problem (1524-1648) -- The Creole utopia of the "Indian Spring" (1604-1700) -- The spiritual emancipation (1728-1759) -- The holy war (1767-1821) -- Part 2. Quetzalcóatl, or the phoenix bird -- The first Franciscans -- The genesis of the Creole myth -- Saint Thomas-Quetzalcóatl, apostle of Mexico -- Epilogue: the "four hundred" modern Quetzalcóatls -- Part 3. Guadalupe, or the new epiphany -- Holy Mary and Tonantzin -- The infancy of Guadalupe -- The dispute of the apparations -- Guadalupe, a Mexican national emblem -- Epilogue: Guadalupe today -- Perspectives.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.