The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by León-Portilla, Miguel
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by León-Portilla, Miguel

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

The revolutionary account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, through the eyes of the vanished, challenging colonial...
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Author: Miguel León-Portilla
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The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by León-Portilla, Miguel

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

$36.54

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

$36.54
Author: Miguel León-Portilla
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The revolutionary account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, through the eyes of the vanished, challenging colonial narratives and centering Aztec voices

A limited Beacon Classics edition, with a gorgeous spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette

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. This is only a small part of the full story. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. Portilla's work translating and compiling the voices contained within the pages of The Broken Spears has been revered since the book's original Spanish publication in 1959 and original English publication in 1962.

In this new edition of his classic, León-Portilla's work to unearth the voices of Aztec people from the past and the present continues to illuminate untold realities of colonization. His work includes accounts from those present at the time of the conquest of Mexico and has been expanded to include accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries since. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors.

Through these firsthand accounts from Aztec peoples, a new story about the conquest of Mexico unfolds. Portilla translates these stories, but he also investigates how these firsthand accounts came to be, remaining cognizant of what can be lost in translation, and the stakes of allowing history to be written by the victors.

The Broken Spears is an exemplary body of historical work that seeks to challenge the pervasiveness of colonial narratives and continues to shape the study of history to this day.

Author: Miguel León-Portilla
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 06/10/2025
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.43w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780807019054

About the Author
Miguel León-Portilla (1926-2019), renowned historian and anthropologist, is best known for his work regarding Nahuatl history. His works include The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico; Native Meso-American Spirituality; and In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature--Pre-Columbian to the Present. León-Portilla studied at Loyola University and National Autonomous University.
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