By romanticizing Cort*s as the discoverer of Mexico and the destroyer of Aztec immorality (human sacrifice), Calder*n participates in this initial ``discovery'' herself, ignoring Cort*s'' brutalities of conquest, and mythicizing the Mexican landscape as a Paradise comparable to the Biblical Eden through its sublimity. In doing so, she highlights Mexico's ``unexploited'' resources, which would become part of the motivation for the United States' invasion of Mexico. Despite her identification with Cort*s, Calder*n's later description of Chapultepec implies a greater affinity for Cort*s'' indigenous mistress, Malinche or ``Do*a Marina'', who held substantial political authority for a woman of her background.
By romanticizing Cort*s as the discoverer of Mexico and the destroyer of Aztec immorality (human sacrifice), Calder*n participates in this initial ``discovery'' herself, ignoring Cort*s'' brutalities of conquest, and mythicizing the Mexican landscape as a Paradise comparable to the Biblical Eden through its sublimity.
mark
by
By
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
romanticize
romanticizing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Cort*s
Cort*s
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
discoverer
discoverer
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mexico
Mexico
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
destroyer
destroyer
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Aztec
Aztec
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
immorality
immorality
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
sacrifice
sacrifice
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Calder*n
Calder*n
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
participate
participates
VERB
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
initial
initial
ADJ
JJ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
discovery
discovery
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nmod:npmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
ignore
ignoring
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Cort<UNK>s
Cort<UNK>s
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
obj
Number=Plur
brutality
brutalities
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
conquest
conquest
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
mythicize
mythicizing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Mexican
Mexican
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
landscape
landscape
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
paradise
Paradise
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
comparable
comparable
ADJ
JJ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Biblical
Biblical
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Eden
Eden
PROPN
NNP
case
through
through
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
sublimity
sublimity
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In doing so, she highlights Mexico's ``unexploited'' resources, which would become part of the motivation for the United States' invasion of Mexico.
mark
in
In
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
do
doing
VERB
VBG
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
highlight
highlights
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mexico
Mexico
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
unexploited
unexploited
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Plur
resource
resources
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
xcomp
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
motivation
motivation
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
states
states
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
invasion
invasion
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mexico
Mexico
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Despite her identification with Cort*s, Calder*n's later description of Chapultepec implies a greater affinity for Cort*s'' indigenous mistress, Malinche or ``Do*a Marina'', who held substantial political authority for a woman of her background.
case
despite
Despite
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
identification
identification
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Cort*s
Cort*s
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Calder<UNK>n
Calder<UNK>n
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Sing
description
description
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Chapultepec
Chapultepec
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
imply
implies
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
affinity
affinity
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Cort<UNK>s
Cort<UNK>s
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
indigenous
indigenous
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
mistress
mistress
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Malinche
Malinche
PROPN
NNP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Do*a
Do*a
PROPN
NNP
flat
Foreign=Yes
marina'
Marina'
X
FW
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hold
held
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
substantial
substantial
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
authority
authority
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
background
background
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.