The Broken Spears
the Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico
Expanded and updated ed.
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Author
Contributions
- León Portilla, Miguel. - Contributor
- Klor de Alva, Jose Jorge. - Contributor
- Garibay K., Angel María 1892-1967. - Contributor
- Kemp, Lysander, 1920- - Contributor
- Beltran, Alberto. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
51,000 words, Guess
Page Count
204 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL20265194M
- ISBN-139780807055007
- ISBN-10080705500X
- OCLC Control Number80748732
- OCLC Control Numberbrokenspearsazte0000unse_t7s6
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number9100035657
- LibraryThing13773
- Goodreads79166
Classifications
- LCCF1230
- DDC972.02
- LCCF1230 .L383
Alternate Titles
- Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico
Description
Translated by Lysander Kemp. Illustrations adapted from original codices painting.
Description
"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"--P.[4] of cover.
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- Translations into Spanish.
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