It may be inferred that the author believes that historians prior to Batalla have committed the error of

A. arguing that survivalist strategies did not exist prior to the conquering of the Mesoamerican plateau
B. assuming that the strategies Batalla suggests would be ineffective in preventing the Nahau's domination
C. portraying the conquering of the Mesoamerican peoples as a case of total submission
D. overestimating the role of conquest in determining the survivalist strategies Batalla articulates
E. advancing an alternative but erroneous schema of survivalist strategies for Mesoamerican people