Conquest of Mexico. Towards to Cholula

Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Towards to Cholula five Indians are baptized by Friar Bartolome de Olmedo (upper scene). Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands (bottom scene). Detail of the board 7 belonging to a set of 24 boards made with the enconchado technique (fragments of mother-of-pearl embedded in the wooden surface, and soft layers of paint are added to the shiny surface). Painted by Juan and Miguel Gonzalez (active in the second half of the 17th century). Reign of Charles II. Oil on panel and nacre. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico, 1698. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain

1698 Americas Amputate Aztec Aztecs Baptism Baptize Baptized Bartolome Christianization Colonization Conquistador Continent Cortes Cruelty Espionage Evangelism Evangelization Friar Gonzalez Hernan Hernando Miguel Network Olmedo Punish Spying Viceroyalty

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