The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Mexico, Civilization
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Author: Miguel Leon-Portilla ISBN: 9780807095454
Publisher: Beacon Press Publication: February 7, 2011
Imprint: Beacon Press Language: English
Author: Miguel Leon-Portilla
ISBN: 9780807095454
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication: February 7, 2011
Imprint: Beacon Press
Language: English

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.

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For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.

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