The Broken Spears
The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

A History by the Defeated, for the Defeated History has always been written by the winners and for the winners. This has never been truer than the account of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The history that has been taught in schools gives an account of a heroic battle between “good” and “e......more

Second read review April 2020: "We are crushed to the ground; we lie in ruins. There is nothing but grief and suffering in Mexico and Tlatelolco" Although most of the text were preserved via song and dance, I cannot help but think that even these documents are somehow tampered and doctored by the Span......more

With most accounts of the conquest of Mexico being from a Spanish or mestizo perspective, this collection of works is a breath of fresh air. The translation is crisp and gripping. By reading the indigenous perspective, in addition to the aforementioned Spanish accounts, we begin to form a clearer pi......more

No és cap sorpresa que la història l'escriuen els vencedors, per això aquests llibres són imprescindibles, per donar la veu als silenciats.......more

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