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El sacrificio gladiatorio y su vinculación con la guerra en la sociedad mexicana
Author(s) -
M. Isabel Bueno Bravo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
gladius
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-4168
pISSN - 0436-029X
DOI - 10.3989/gladius.2009.219
Subject(s) - humanities , art
The following work analyzes how the Mexica State promoted the success of war through public ceremony and focuses on the celebration of Tlacaxipehualiztli. As was one of the most important ceremonies of the year, it was where the most powerful provincial leaders as well as millions of people from all corners of the Anahuac met. This was a favourable moment for the empire to display all of its propaganda and flaunt its power. It is the dark side of conquest, of blood and sand, or as paraphrased by Juvenal, panem et circus.

El siguiente trabajo analiza cómo el Estado azteca-mexica rentabilizó el éxito de la guerra a través de las ceremonias públicas, centrándose en la fiesta de tlacaxipehualiztli, una de las más importantes del calendario, donde se daban cita los gobernantes de las provincias más poderosas, así como millones de personas venidas de todos los rincones del Anahuac. Este era el momento propicio para que el imperio desplegara toda su propaganda e hiciera ostentación de su poder. Era el lado oscuro de la conquista, sangre y arena o parafraseando a Juvenal panem et circenses

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