Mediating at the Margins: Yucatan’s Interpreters in Unconquered Lands, 1600-1697

Objective/Context: This article emphasizes the distinct duties of interpreters general, primarily working in legal matters, and mediators at the margins of colonial control. The widespread flight of Mayas seeking relief shifted the linguistic map of the interior, requiring speakers of multiple langu...

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Main Author: Mark W. Lentz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2021-04-01
Series:Historia Crítica
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Online Access:https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/histcrit80.2021.02