Uniform Title Visión de los vencidos. English. Title The broken spears : the Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico / edited and with an introduction by Miguel León-Portilla ; with a foreword by J. Jorge Klor de Alva ; translated from Nahuatl into Spanish by Angel María Garibay K. ; English translation by Lysander Kemp ; illustrations, adapted from original codices paintings, by Alberto Beltran

Edition Expanded and updated ed Published Boston : Beacon Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xlix, 204 pages) : illustrations, maps Series ACLS Humanities E-Book 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 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 Notes "Originally published in Spanish under the title of Visión de los vencidos"--Title page verso Includes a new postscript by the editor (2006) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index Notes In English; translated from the Spanish Print version record Subject Aztecs -- First contact with other peoples -- Sources Indians of Mexico -- First contact with other peoples -- Sources Nahuatl literature -- Translations into Spanish HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. Aztecs -- First contact with other peoples Indians of Mexico -- First contact with other peoples Nahuatl literature Native Americans -- First contact with Europeans -- Mexico -- Sources. Aztecs -- History -- Sources. SUBJECT Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084574 Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Sources Mexico Subject Mexico Mexico -- History -- Sources. Genre/Form Translations History Sources Form Electronic book Author León Portilla, Miguel, editor. Klor de Alva, José Jorge. Garibay K., Angel María (Garibay Kintana), 1892-1967. Kemp, Lysander, 1920-1992 Beltrán, Alberto. LC no. 9100035657 ISBN 9780807095454 0807095451 0807054992 9780807054994

Other Titles Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico

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