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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| Format: | Llibre |
| Idioma: | Vietnamese |
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Boston
Bedford/St. Martin's
2000
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| Col·lecció: | Bedford series in history & culture
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| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Thư viện Trường Đại học Nam Cần Thơ |
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| Sumari: | 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. |
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| Descripció física: | xvi, 271 p. 20cm |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographies and index |
| ISBN: | 9780312393557 |