The Christianization as the strategy of resistance: the representation of indigenous Christians in the art of the sixteenth century

Abstract

In this article I will discuss the importance for indigenous charged under Spanish rule, represent themselves as Christians. I will show that after the conquest was compelling acquire legitimacy as a devout Christian; for this native attended the images codices and monastic mural painting, I will relate the cultural and political contexts with information from written sources and visual sources contained in tlaxcaltecas codices and the convent wall painting.

Keywords

• Evangelització, Resistència cultural, Pintura mural, Art cristià, Indígena.