Broken Spears The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told through the words of Spanish victors. Miguel Leon-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 book, he 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. "A masterful job of summarizing the Aztec empire, a way of life of the people, and the situation surrounding the conquest." "Simple and moving poetic elegies." Illustrations.Leon-Portilla, Miguel is the author of 'Broken Spears The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico', published 0000 under ISBN 9780756779641 and ISBN 0756779642.