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

Forhundredsofyears,thehistoryoftheconquestofMexicoandthedefeatoftheAztecshasbeentoldinthewordsoftheSpanishvictors.MiguelLeón-Portillahaslongbeenattheforefrontofexpandingthathistorytoincludethevoicesofindigenouspeoples.InthisnewandupdatededitionofhisclassicTheBrokenSpears,León-PortillahasincludedaccountsfromnativeAztecdescendantsacrossthecenturies.Thesetextsbearwitnesstotheextraordinaryvitalityofanoraltraditionthatpreservestheviewpointsofthevanquishedinsteadofthevictors.León-Portilla'snewPostscriptreflectsuponthecriticalimportanceoftheseunexpectedhistoricalaccounts.