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Desacatos
On-line version ISSN 2448-5144Print version ISSN 1607-050X
Abstract
FRASSANI, Alessia. The Monumental Center of Yanhuitlán and its Architecture: A Historical and Ritual Process. Desacatos [online]. 2013, n.42, pp.145-160. ISSN 2448-5144.
This essay examines the historical process behind the construction of the monumental center in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán in the 16th century. Based on documentary sources, I explain the strategies adopted by indigenous rulers and their subjects to gather and organize not only the financial resources required in the construction of the complex, but also the public ceremonies that animated the newly-created center.
Keywords : Yanhuitlán; monastery; architecture; urban design; processions.