These paintings document items confiscated by the Inquisition in the decades following the fall of Tenochtitlan. While they provide a record of stolen treasures and highlight the ongoing threat the Spanish Crown posed to Indigenous lives, practices, and relations, they also tell stories of Nahua acts of resistance to colonial control. When the city fell, Miguel Tlaylotlac and other community members spirited away the sacred effigies that had been housed in the Temple of Huitzilopochtli, keeping them safe until made known to authorities. Martin Ocelotl, a prominent ritual specialist among the Nahua, had similarly protected the prized effects of Mexica royalty until Spanish authorities charged him with idolatry and confiscated these items.