Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain

Author/Contributor(s):	Harris, Max
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Date:	07/01/2000
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In this perceptive book, Max Harris seeks to understand the "puzzling and enduring passion" of both Mexicans and Spaniards for festivals of moros y cristianos, mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances