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Imperial Intentions and Frontier Realities: Provincial Politics in the Aztec Empire

Date:
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Location:
Whitehall Classroom Building, Room 114
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Dr. Marcie L. Venter, Visiting Scholar, University of Kentucky

A graduate of the University of Kentucky (Ph.D. 2008), Dr. Venter is an expert on political and social interaction on the frontiers of the Aztec Empire. With National Science Foundation support, Dr. Venter rediscovered the head town of Totogal in the Aztec province of Tochtepec. Her research sheds light on how indigenous inhabitants on the fringes of empire negotiated their position vis-à-vis their Aztec overlords and their regional neighbors.

 

La Dr. Venter, graduanda de la Universidad de Kentucky (Ph.D. 2008), es experta en cuanto a las interacciones politicas y sociales en las fronteras del Imperio Azteca. Con el apoyo del National Science Foundation, ella logro redescubrir la ciudad de Totogal en la la provincia Azteca de Tochtepec. Sus estudios e investigaciones han esclarecido como los Aztecas realizaban negociaciones  con sus vecinos y superiores en cuanto a la posicion que sostenian en la sociedad.

 

 

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