Broken Spears - The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
Author - Miguel Leon-Portilla
Published by - Beacon Press
Year published - 2006
Summary
Leon-Portilla’s work is a must read for anyone interested in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and those interested in Mexican/Aztec culture. This account uses narratives written by Aztec descendants and other indigenous groups around the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. Cortes conquered this city in the 1500’s and most narratives are usually written with a Spanish perspective. This books title comes from the evocative image of the detritus left on the roads after the Aztecs succumbed to the long siege by the Spaniards and fled their island city in a rout. This book brings to light the defeated people’s view of the invasion and the destruction of their civilization and society.
Genre - Spanish colonization of Mexico
Book format - Soft cover
Author - Miguel Leon-Portilla
Published by - Beacon Press
Year published - 2006
Summary
Leon-Portilla’s work is a must read for anyone interested in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and those interested in Mexican/Aztec culture. This account uses narratives written by Aztec descendants and other indigenous groups around the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. Cortes conquered this city in the 1500’s and most narratives are usually written with a Spanish perspective. This books title comes from the evocative image of the detritus left on the roads after the Aztecs succumbed to the long siege by the Spaniards and fled their island city in a rout. This book brings to light the defeated people’s view of the invasion and the destruction of their civilization and society.
Genre - Spanish colonization of Mexico
Book format - Soft cover
Author - Miguel Leon-Portilla
Published by - Beacon Press
Year published - 2006
Summary
Leon-Portilla’s work is a must read for anyone interested in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and those interested in Mexican/Aztec culture. This account uses narratives written by Aztec descendants and other indigenous groups around the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. Cortes conquered this city in the 1500’s and most narratives are usually written with a Spanish perspective. This books title comes from the evocative image of the detritus left on the roads after the Aztecs succumbed to the long siege by the Spaniards and fled their island city in a rout. This book brings to light the defeated people’s view of the invasion and the destruction of their civilization and society.
Genre - Spanish colonization of Mexico
Book format - Soft cover
