"Crónicas y relaciones": aspectos políticos da Confederação Asteca na Mesoamérica a partir da segunda carta-relación de Hernán Cortés destinada ao rei Carlos V (1519-1520)

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the political aspects of the Aztec Confederation of Tenochtitlán in Mesoamerica, based on the representation given by the Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés through his second carta-relación addressed to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, published for the first time in Seville in 1522, after the end of the Aztec Triple Alliance. In addition, it aims to contextualize the source, inserting it into the colony-metropolis correspondence system, strongly influenced by the culture of probanza de verdade, composed of letters, chronicles and relaciones, established by the Hispanic monarchy during the sixteenth century, aiming to obtain control over its overseas possessions. Furthermore, it aims to discuss how traditional historiography contributed to reinforcing the image of Cortés as a superlative to the Nahua peoples through the figure of the conqueror.