An Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

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This 6 page essay examines author Miguel Leon Portilla's "The Broken Spears : The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico". This paper distinguishes this account from the more typical information regarding the conquest of Mexico. Portilla's book tells the story from the perspective of the indigenous peoples of Mexico rather than from the perspective of their subjugators. 1 source.