Colonial Unions: Decoding Sahagún's 'His Mistress by Marriage'

In the Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Drs. Morales and Sharma unravel the colonial metaphor of marriage in Sahagún’s *Florentine Codex*. Through the lens of Mesoamerican and Andean histories, they explore the Tlaxcalan alliance with Cortés as a coerced union, questioning the agency of indigenous noblewomen. Was this 'mistress' complicit, resistant, or erased? Their dialogue weaves personal ancestry, colonial texts, and the enduring power of unwritten truths.

In the Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Drs. Morales and Sharma unravel the colonial metaphor of marriage in Sahagún’s *Florentine Codex*. Through the lens of Mesoamerican and Andean histories, they explore the Tlaxcalan alliance with Cortés as a coerced union, questioning the agency of indigenous noblewomen. Was this 'mistress' complicit, resistant, or erased? Their dialogue weaves personal ancestry, colonial texts, and the enduring power of unwritten truths.