The Conquest of Me_xico (1519-1521). Depicted scenes: Hernan Cortes destroying the fleet; War in Cholula; Cholultecas indians kneeling before the king of Spain (obedience to the king); Towards to Cholula the Friar Bartolome de Olmedo baptizing seven Indians; Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands; They eat dog meat because of hunger. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the "enconchado" technique (fragments of mother-of-pearl embedded in the wooden surface, and soft layers of paint are added to the shiny surface. Anonymous author. Oil and nacre. 1676-1700. Mexican School. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
The Conquest of Me_xico (1519-1521). Depicted scenes: Hernan Cortes destroying the fleet; War in Cholula; Cholultecas indians kneeling before the king of Spain (obedience to the king); Towards to Cholula the Friar Bartolome de Olmedo baptizing seven Indians; Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands; They eat dog meat because of hunger. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the "enconchado" technique (fragments of mother-of-pearl embedded in the wooden surface, and soft layers of paint are added to the shiny surface. Anonymous author. Oil and nacre. 1676-1700. Mexican School. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.