The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico - Expanded and Updated Edition by Leon-Portilla, Miguel (Editor) - 1992

U.S.A: Beacon Press, 1992. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Alberto Beltran. Trade Paperback in Good Condition, edited and with an Introduction by Miguel Leon-Portilla, with a Foreword by Jorge Klor de Alva. Translated from Nahuatl into Spanish by Angel Maria Garibay K. English translation by Lysander Kemp. Illustrations, adapted from original codices paintings, by Alberto Beltran. Binding of green cover with art from Bernardino de Sahagun, clean and unmarked with light wear around all edges, no creases, no spine creasing. Title page with map of the Route of the Conquistadors. 15 maps and illustrations. Internals are in Near Fine Condition--very clean and bright, clear, no markings of any kind, not toned. Soundly bound with all pages intact. For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztec has been told through the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel Leon-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of the indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic "The Broken Spears', he has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. An inspiring and fascinating history. 196 pages with bibliography and index. 8 x 5.5 inches. Beacon Press, USA 1992.