Wes Termin
@historyell.bsky.social
Former History and Government teacher
Current WENA expert commentator from abroad.
He/him/his
Current WENA expert commentator from abroad.
He/him/his
There are many versions of Helen's seduction and abduction. She isn't entirely willing in all of them
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October 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
There are many versions of Helen's seduction and abduction. She isn't entirely willing in all of them
www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_st...
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Pages 30a & b of New Mexico's collection seem to show indigenous coerced labor, but I'd want to speak to a Nahuatl historian to verify
Pages 30a & b of New Mexico's collection seem to show indigenous coerced labor, but I'd want to speak to a Nahuatl historian to verify
Lienza 30a.jpg
Codex was painted about 1550. It tells the story of the conquest of Mexico from the perspective of the Tlaxcalans, a longtime enemy of the Aztec
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October 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Pages 30a & b of New Mexico's collection seem to show indigenous coerced labor, but I'd want to speak to a Nahuatl historian to verify
Pages 30a & b of New Mexico's collection seem to show indigenous coerced labor, but I'd want to speak to a Nahuatl historian to verify
Elites do suck, and finding sources of the history from below is always a challenge.
The Lienzo de Tlaxcala are an indigenous primary source on the invasion that put Malintzin, the indigenous translator for Cortez front and center.
The Lienzo de Tlaxcala are an indigenous primary source on the invasion that put Malintzin, the indigenous translator for Cortez front and center.
Lienza 04.jpg
Codex was painted about 1550. It tells the story of the conquest of Mexico from the perspective of the Tlaxcalans, a longtime enemy of the Aztec
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October 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Elites do suck, and finding sources of the history from below is always a challenge.
The Lienzo de Tlaxcala are an indigenous primary source on the invasion that put Malintzin, the indigenous translator for Cortez front and center.
The Lienzo de Tlaxcala are an indigenous primary source on the invasion that put Malintzin, the indigenous translator for Cortez front and center.
I would look into the Tlaxcalan nobility specifically and intermarriage between the conquistadors and the daughters of the Tlaxcalan nobles. Most famous is Pedro de Alvarado marrying Tecuelhuatzín, a daughter of the Tlaxcalan ruler Xicotencatl the Elder.
The Lienzo de Tlaxcala and the Indian Conquistadors
"The Lienzo de Tlaxcala and the Indian Conquistadors" published on by Oxford University Press.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I would look into the Tlaxcalan nobility specifically and intermarriage between the conquistadors and the daughters of the Tlaxcalan nobles. Most famous is Pedro de Alvarado marrying Tecuelhuatzín, a daughter of the Tlaxcalan ruler Xicotencatl the Elder.