Veröld - Hús Vigdísar
Auðarsalur Lecture Hall
Dr. Beatriz de Alba-Koch is an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada will give a lecture titled "México-Tenochtitlán: A Latin American Metropolis over Seven Centuries" in Auðarsalur Lecture Hall in Veröld - hús Vigdísar Monday 8 December between 5 and 6 pm. The lecture is open to everyone.
When in 1519 the men of Hernán Cortés first saw the magnificence of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec city built over a lake, they thought they were dreaming. After its fall, the metropolis was called Ciudad de México (Mexico City) remaining a capital, first for the Viceroyalty of New Spain and then for independent México. We retrace the origins and development of this cosmopolitan centre, and reflect on its challenging present.
Dr. Beatriz de Alba-Koch is an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. Her field of study: Colonial and Early National Latin American history, Intellectual History, Global Cultural History.
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