The Christianization as the strategy of resistance: The representation of indigenous Christians in the art of the sixteenth century [La cristianización como estrat egia de resistencia: la representa ción de indígenas cristianos en el art e del siglo xvi]
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In this article I will discuss the importance for indigenous charged under Spanish rule, represent themselves as Christians. I will show that after the conquest was compelling acquire legitimacy as a devout Christian; for this native attended the images codices and monastic mural painting, I will relate the cultural and political contexts with information from written sources and visual sources contained in tlaxcaltecas codices and the convent wall painting.