| Edition |
Expanded and updated edition. |
| Description |
xlix, 204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
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| Language |
In English; translated from the Spanish. |
| Note |
Includes a new postscript by the editor (2006). |
| Summary |
"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"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Omens foretelling the arrival of the Spaniards -- First reports of the Spaniards' arrival -- The messengers' journeys -- Motecuhzoma's terror and apathy -- The Spaniards march on Tlaxcala and Cholula -- The gifts of gold: the god Tezcatlipoca appears -- The Spaniards are welcomed in Tezcoco -- The Spaniards arrive in Tenochtitlan -- The massacre in the main temple during the fiesta of Toxcatl -- The night of sorrows -- The siege of Tenochtitlan -- Spanish raids into the besieged city -- The surrender of Tenochtitlan -- The story of the conquest as told by the anonymous authors of Tlatelolco -- Elegies on the fall of the city -- Aftermath. |
| Subject |
Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540.
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Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Sources.
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Aztecs -- First contact with Europeans -- Sources.
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Indians of Mexico -- First contact with Europeans -- Sources.
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Nahuatl literature -- Translations into Spanish.
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Aztecs -- First contact with Europeans.
(OCoLC)fst00824731
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Indians of Mexico -- First contact with Europeans.
(OCoLC)fst00969549
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Nahuatl literature. (OCoLC)fst01032242
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Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01211700
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Mexico -- History -- Sources.
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Native Americans -- First contact with Europeans -- Mexico -- Sources.
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Aztecs -- History -- Sources.
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Conquest of Mexico (Mexico : 1519-1540) (OCoLC)fst01352532 |
| Chronological Term |
1519-1540
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
León Portilla, Miguel, editor.
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Klor de Alva, José Jorge, writer of foreword.
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Garibay K., Angel María (Garibay Kintana), 1892-1967, translator.
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Kemp, Lysander, 1920-1992, translator.
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Beltrán, Alberto, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico |
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Visión de los vencidos : relaciones indígenas de la conquista. English.
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| ISBN |
9780807055007 (paperback) |
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080705500X (paperback) |
