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Mexican Codex Map

A History of the World in 100 Objects

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A History of the World in 100 Objects

In Mexico, Catholicism came as the instrument of conquest and was only slowly absorbed by the indigenous population. A document known as a Codex is an annotated map made in the late 16th century. It shows landholders on the map show marriages between Spanish settlers and native Indian aristocrats. So far this week our objects have come from cultures where different faiths managed to find a reasonably positive way of living together.

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