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Starting from 1521, the Spanish conquistadors and their native allies began the first of several decade lasting incursions into the northern highlands of what is now Oaxaca, Mexico. The process would be exhausting, difficult and extremely violent, due in no small part to the resistance of the locals, the Mixe and Zapotec; sturdy people in their ideals of independence and freedom of foreign authority.
It would take three "entradas" for the spanish crown to even begin to subjugate the area, while the locals made sure life in the mountains was a living hell for the would be conquerors, sparking one of the most violent rebellions in colonial mexican history, the Mixe rebelion.

This is cover art I did for my archeology thesis on the "Lienzo de Analco", a Mesoamerican pictographic document made by the native allies of the conquistadors, depicting in ample detail the entire process of the conquest of the Sierra. The people illustrated represent the main factions of the manuscript, in order from left to right: a Mixe pikeman, a Zapotec pikeman, a Spanish conqueror and a Nahua conqueror.

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If you like it and want to support me try buying a HQ print in the link above. Also be sure to watch me and support my other sites as well, for more of my work! I am open to commisions, feel free to contact if your interested!

Description
PRINTS PATREON FACEBOOK TWITTER ARTSTATION INSTAGRAM

Starting from 1521, the Spanish conquistadors and their native allies began the first of several decade lasting incursions into the northern highlands of what is now Oaxaca, Mexico. The process would be exhausting, difficult and extremely violent, due in no small part to the resistance of the locals, the Mixe and Zapotec; sturdy people in their ideals of independence and freedom of foreign authority.
It would take three "entradas" for the spanish crown to even begin to subjugate the area, while the locals made sure life in the mountains was a living hell for the would be conquerors, sparking one of the most violent rebellions in colonial mexican history, the Mixe rebelion.

This is cover art I did for my archeology thesis on the "Lienzo de Analco", a Mesoamerican pictographic document made by the native allies of the conquistadors, depicting in ample detail the entire process of the conquest of the Sierra. The people illustrated represent the main factions of the manuscript, in order from left to right: a Mixe pikeman, a Zapotec pikeman, a Spanish conqueror and a Nahua conqueror.

THESIS
ARTICLE

If you like it and want to support me try buying a HQ print in the link above. Also be sure to watch me and support my other sites as well, for more of my work! I am open to commisions, feel free to contact if your interested!