Atahualpa y Cuauhtémoc: aportes en la construcción de identidad nacional en recursos comunicacionales y valoraciones históricas

Introduction: We analyze the historical assessments around Atahualpa and Cuauhtémoc and the communication resources in the construction of national identity. We identify the characteristics of historical evaluations and communication resources in this process. Methodology: Qualitative, non-experimental design and applying the following research instruments: semi-structured interview guide and content analysis sheet for the representative paintings: Los Funerales de Atahualpa (1862) and El Suplicio de Cuauhtémoc (1863). Results: The historical evaluations of both characters are associated with the following terms: selfishness, decadence and death, presenting these as communication resources that appeared in school textbooks and that over time have been part of the process of construction of their national identity. Discussion: Consideration of the contributions of the assessments as part of the imaginary of both countries, making visible that their identities and communication resources are based on the Western interpretation of their history through the lives of these characters to date. Conclusions: The communication resources initially generated in its history, from a Western perspective, have fed its national identity and are characterized by its relationships with: culture, history and learning.