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The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

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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 Le

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Describes ancient Aztec civilization and presents Native American accounts of the persecution and slaughter that accompanied Cortes' conquest of Mexico.
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Table of 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.

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ISBN:
9780807095454
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Subject:
Latin America - Mexico
Author:
K., Garibay Kintana Garibay
Author:
Portilla, Miguel León
Author:
Portilla, Miguel León
Author:
Leon-Portilla, Miguel
Subject:
Native American
Subject:
Europe - Spain & Portugal
Subject:
General History
Subject:
History
Subject:
Aztecs -- History.
Subject:
Mexico History Conquest, 1519-1540.
Subject:
World History-Mexico
Subject:
World History-Western Civilization
Subject:
Latin America-Conquistadors
Subject:
History : General
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Publication Date:
February 2011
Binding:
eBooks
Language:
English
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History and Social Science » World History » Mexico
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