Victors and Vanquished : Spanish and nahua views of the conquest of Mexico

In 1519 Hernán Cortés and a small band of Spanish conquistadors overthrew the mighty Mexican empire of the Aztecs. Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and testimonies - many recently uncovered - of indigenous Nahua survivors, Victors and Vanqu...

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Autore principale: Schwartz, Stuart B.
Natura: Libro
Lingua:Vietnamese
Pubblicazione: Boston Bedford/St. Martin's 2000
Serie:Bedford series in history & culture
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Riassunto:In 1519 Hernán Cortés and a small band of Spanish conquistadors overthrew the mighty Mexican empire of the Aztecs. Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and testimonies - many recently uncovered - of indigenous Nahua survivors, Victors and Vanquished clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations influenced the interpretation of momentous events.
Descrizione fisica:xvi, 271 p. 20cm
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographies and index
ISBN:9780312393557