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Victors and Vanquished: Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico (Bedford Series in History & Culture)by Stuart B Schwartz
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1519 Hernán Cortés and a small band of Spanish conquistadors overthrew the mighty Mexican empire of the Aztecs. Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and testimonies — many recently uncovered — of indigenous Nahua survivors, Victors and Vanquished clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations influenced the interpretation of momentous events. A substantial introduction is followed by 9 chronological sections that illuminate the major events and personalities in this powerful historical episode and reveal the changing attitudes toward European expansionism. The volume includes a broad array of visual images and maps, a glossary of Spanish and Nahua terms, biographical notes, a chronology, a selected bibliography, questions for consideration, and an index. About the AuthorSTUART B. SCHWARTZ is George Burton Adams Professor of History at Yale University. His scholary work concentrates on the early history of Latin America and the history of Brazil. He is the author of Slaves, Peasants, and Rebels: Reconsidering Brazilian Slavery (1992) and Sugar Plantations and the Formation of Brazilian Society: Bahia 1550-1835 (1985), which won the American Historical Association's Bolton Prize for the Best Work in Latin American History. Professor Schwartz is also editor of Implicit Understandings: The Encounter Between Europeans and Other Peoples in the Early Modern Era (1994) and a coeditor of The Cambridge History of Native American Peoples (1999). A former fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the American Council of Learned Societies, he is currently completing a work entitled The Rebellion of Portugal and the Crisis of the Iberian Empires, 1621-1668. Table of ContentsForeword Preface Note on Sources and Conventions Used List of Maps and Illustrations
PART ONE Introduction: Civilizations in Conflict
A Long Tradition: The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica Tenochtitlan: The Foundation of Heaven Mexica Civilization and Society Renaissance Conquerors The Spanish Sources The Indigenous Historical Traditions
PART TWO The Documents
1. Forebodings and Omens Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, from the Florentine Codex Fray Martín de Jesús de la Coruña, Popular Auguries and Prophetic Dreams Diego Durán, From The History of the Indies of New Spain
2. Preparations Bernal Díaz, from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain Hernán Cortés, Letters to King Charles V
3. Encounters Hernán Cortés, Letter to King Charles V Bernal Díaz, from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, from the Florentine Codex
4. The March Inland: Tlaxcala and Cholula Bernal Díaz, from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain Andrés de Tapia, Another Spanish View of the Cholula Massacre Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, from the Florentine Codex From the Lienzo de Tlaxcala
5. Tenochtitlan Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, from the Florentine Codex Bernal Díaz, from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
6. Things Fall Apart: Toxcatl and the Noche Triste Francisco López de Gómara, from Istoria de la conquista de Mexico From the Floretine Codex and the Codex Aubin Bernal Díaz, From The True History of the Conquest of New Spain Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, from the Florentine Codex
7. The Siege and Fall of Tenochtitlan From Chronicles of Michoacán Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, from the Florentine Codex Jornada Bernal Díaz, from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain From Cantares mexicanos
8. Aftermath: Tradition and Transformation Bernal Díaz, from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain From the Codex Mendoza The Shape of the Land: The Codex Mendoza and the Relaciónes geográficas Don Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin, The Death of Cuauhtemoc Title of Acalan-Tixel Town Council of Huejotzingo, Letter to King Phillip I The Annals of Cuauhtinchan
APPENDICES Chronology of the Conquest of Tenochtitlan (1485-1584) Questions for Consideration Biographical Notes Glossary of Spanish Terms Glossary of Nahuatl Terms Selected Bibliography
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