Conquista de América - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:28:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Conquista de América - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Aztec indigenous standard-bearer figurine https://historylab.es/aztec-indigenous-standard-bearer-figurine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aztec-indigenous-standard-bearer-figurine Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/figurita-de-abanderado-indigena-azteca/ Anonymous Aztec standard-bearer figurine made ca. 1519 in volcanic stone, used during ceremonies. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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]]> The conquest of America by the Spanish led to the defeat of the warlike Aztec people by Hernán Cortés two years after his arrival in 1519, following an alliance with the Mayas. This type of small, round sculpture was characteristic of Aztec stone sculpture. The rigid posture, reminiscent of the hieratism of Egyptian civilisations and primitive Mediterranean enclaves, is one of its main features. It is interesting to note the characteristic clothing with a small piece of cloth covering the pubis, as well as the large, exaggerated earrings, which were sometimes accompanied by nose rings. During the ceremonies, these standard-bearers held a small banner in their right hand while they stood surrounded by various ornaments such as stones or flowers.

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]]> Potosí. Example of a colonial space https://historylab.es/potosi-example-of-a-colonial-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=potosi-example-of-a-colonial-space Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/potosi-ejemplo-de-espacio-colonial/ Explanatory video on colonial mining in Potosí

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]]> Chapter of the series “Horizontes Ciencias Sociales”, part of the Encuentro channel, broadcast by the Ministry of Education (Argentina), which explains the process of mining the immense silver deposits by the Spanish colonists. This exploitation had a lot to do with the growth of the city of Potosí, a city that reached similar dimensions to European cities such as London. It also tells what life was like for the mine workers, in this case the Ayaconas Indians, and how their work equipment was made. Of course, the great human toll of the hard work in the mines is not overlooked. Gradually, guilds began to form around the exploitation. In this context, inequalities increased as a result of the wealth and the increase in capital of a few bourgeois merchants whose social ascent had repercussions in Europe, especially in Spain.

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