The Legacy of Mesoamerica History and Culture of a Native American Civilization, 2nd Edition

religion in, 333, 523–26
United States role in,
28 9–95
Momostenango, 27 8 – 82
Monimbó, 333
Monte Albán, 52–53, 71, 7 8 ,
91, 106, 123, 131, 426
Montejo, Francisco de, 177
Montejo, Victor, 502–3
Montesinos, Antonio de,
160, 161
Monte Verde, 40
Morales, Alfonso, 6 8
Morelos, 51, 72, 241,
269–70, 303–5
Morner, Magnus, 199
Morphology, 414–16, 430
Motagua, 15
Motecuhzoma, 3–4, 167,
168 , 169, 171, 172, 1 8 3,
269
Motecuhzoma, Isabel de,
183
Multiculturalism, 340–46
Muslims, 155

N

Nahuas, 7
mesoamericanization of,
433
Nahuatl language, 57, 88 ,
96–96, 99, 127, 12 8 ,
139, 140, 165, 166, 193,
236, 303
Nakbé, 52
Napoleon, 267
Napoleonic Wars, 256
Narváez, Pánfilo de, 170
Nationalism, 335–40
Nativism, 524–25
Nativistic movements,
28 2– 83
Caste War of Yucatán,
28 3– 8 9, 476

INDEX 555

colonial period, 217–20

Nonualca rebellion, 2 8 3,

28 7– 89

of Oaxaca, 217, 220

Tzeltal revolt, 21 8 –19

Yaqui rebellions, 2 86

Zapatista, 379–406

Nearctic animals, 14

Nebrija, Antonio de, 153

Neo-Marxists, 33

Neotropical animals, 14

New Laws of 1542-43, 1 84

Nezahualcoyotl, 246

Nicaragua, 147, 257, 30 8 ,

314, 326, 333, 46 8 , 470

Central America Isthmus,

17–1 8

geographic regions, 15

revolution, 312–15

Nicaraos, 146

Nicoya Peninsula, 16

Noche tristeretreat, 171, 173

Nombre de Diós, 139

Nonualca rebellion, 2 8 3,

28 7– 89

North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA),

340, 342, 3 8 3, 3 88

Northern Highlands, 12–14,

14

Northern Mexico Dry Lands,

17–1 8

Northwest Mexico periph-

ery, 140–42

O

Oaxaca, 5, 12, 14, 43, 46, 49,

51, 52, 71, 79– 8 5, 106,

123, 127, 130–32, 14 8 ,

149, 157, 177, 217, 220,

226, 257, 269, 306, 327,

341, 343, 35 8 , 360, 365,

376, 413, 431

Obrajes, 188 – 89

Obregón, Alvaro, 29 8 , 301

Obsidian, 54, 59

Oil crisis, 3 82

Olmecs, 24, 29, 30, 31, 47,

51, 54

Opata language, 141

Oral tradition, colonial

transcription of, 237–45

Orizaba, 13

Otomí, 7, 31 8 , 319, 320–23

Otomí language, 12 8

P

Pacific Coast Lowlands,

16–17

Palenque, 24, 25, 64, 66–69,

510

Paleo-Indian period, 40–42

sites in, 42

Panama, 2

Central America Isthmus,

17–1 8

Panuco River, 13

Papayeca, 13 8 –39

Paso de la Amada, 4 8 , 52

Paz, Octavio, 316, 4 8 2– 83

Peasants, 263, 350–52

Pérez, Juacinto, 331

Peripheral zones, 139–47

Peru, 177, 1 84

Petén, 52, 55, 59, 8 2, 8 3,

110, 127, 132, 179– 80

Lowlands, 16

Petty commodity

production, 35 8 –61

Phenomenology, 33

Philip of Burgandy,

Archduke, 159

Phonology, 412–14

Pipil language, 7, 146

Place-value numeration,

origin of, 436–37

Plant domestication, 42–45

Plato, 23