In 1415 he accompanied the general of his order to the council of constance. Pdf nahua intellectuals, franciscan scholars, and the devotio. To english ears, the very name sounds tortured and cruel. Torquemada mic ipan santiago tlatelolco, inic 1624. Administrator, engineer, architect and ethnographer, he is most famous for his monumental work commonly known as monarquia indiana, a survey of the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of new spain together with an account of their conversion to christianity, first published in spain in 1615 and republished in 1723. Handbook of middle american indians, guide to ethnohistorical sources part 2. Juan itech torquemada huiquipedia, in yolloxoxouhqui. New light on the sources of torquemadas monarchia indiana. Descargar torquemada y san pedro gratis en formato pdf y epub. Ele estava intimamente associado com a politica religiosa do rei ferdinand ii e da rainha isabel i, a quem ele era tanto confessor. He originated from a group of conversos proselytes from. He entered 1403 the dominican order and later participated in the councils of constance and basel, where he strenuously defended the supreme papal authority against the conciliar theory.
Torquemada quihuicac in calchihualizti itech in momoxtli itech santiago tlatelolco, xochimilco ihuan occe in tlein ihualoqueh ompa michoacan ihuan oaxaca. Thereafter he proceeded to the university of paris for study, and took his doctors degree in theology in 1423. At an early age he joined the dominican order, and soon distinguished himself for learning and devotion. During his time as an inquisitor and later as the grand inquisitor, torquemada was responsible for the brutal deaths of over 2,000 people. Descargar monarquia indiana indian monarchy libros. Twenty centuries of mexican art the museum of modern art, may, 1940 author museum of modern art new york, n. With energy and connections, it was inevitable that torquemada should rise to power. Techotlalatzin was succeeded by his son, ixtlilxochitl i, who challenged the power of tezozomoc and lost. Born into a humble family from valladolid in 1420, torquemada was destined for a religious life. He was a most intolerant man in an age of intolerant men.
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