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The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

Editor: Miguel Leon-Portillo   Foreword by: J. Jorge Klor de Alva

A new expanded version of the classic account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, as told by Aztec voices with a new Postscript by the editor

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 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 The Broken Spears, Leon-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. Leon-Portilla’s new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.
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“A moving and powerful account, a unique reading experience which should not be missed by any reader interested in history.” —Los Angeles Times

The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

ISBN: 978-080705500-7
Publication Date: 11/15/2006
Pages: 264
Size:5.375 x 8 Inches (US)
Price:  $22.00
Format: Paperback
Availability: In stock.
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