The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition write by Miguel Leon-Portilla. This book was released on 2011-02-07. The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla 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. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.
The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition
The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition write by Miguel Leon-Portilla. This book was released on 2006-11-15. The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla 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. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.
Indian Conquistadors
Indian Conquistadors - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Indian Conquistadors write by Laura E. Matthew. This book was released on 2014-02-13. Indian Conquistadors available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The conquest of the New World would hardly have been possible if the invading Spaniards had not allied themselves with the indigenous population. This book takes into account the role of native peoples as active agents in the Conquest through a review of new sources and more careful analysis of known but under-studied materials that demonstrate the overwhelming importance of native allies in both conquest and colonial control. In Indian Conquistadors, leading scholars offer the most comprehensive look to date at native participation in the conquest of Mesoamerica. The contributors examine pictorial, archaeological, and documentary evidence spanning three centuries, including little-known eyewitness accounts from both Spanish and native documents, paintings (lienzos) and maps (mapas) from the colonial period, and a new assessment of imperialism in the region before the Spanish arrival. This new research shows that the Tlaxcalans, the most famous allies of the Spanish, were far from alone. Not only did native lords throughout Mesoamerica supply arms, troops, and tactical guidance, but tens of thousands of warriors—Nahuas, Mixtecs, Zapotecs, Mayas, and others—spread throughout the region to participate with the Spanish in a common cause. By offering a more balanced account of this dramatic period, this book calls into question traditional narratives that emphasize indigenous peoples’ roles as auxiliaries rather than as conquistadors in their own right. Enhanced with twelve maps and more than forty illustrations, Indian Conquistadors opens a vital new line of research and challenges our understanding of this important era.
Their Dogs Came with Them
Their Dogs Came with Them - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Their Dogs Came with Them write by Helena Maria Viramontes. This book was released on 2007-04-03. Their Dogs Came with Them available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Helena Maria Viramontes brings 1960s Los Angeles to life with “terse, energetic, and vivid” (Publishers Weekly) prose in this story of a group of young Latinx women fighting to survive and thrive in a tumultuous world. Award-winning author of Under the Feet of Jesus, Helena María Viramontes offers a profoundly gritty portrait of everyday life in L.A. in this lyrically muscular, artfully crafted novel. In the barrio of East Los Angeles, a group of unbreakable young women struggle to find their way through the turbulent urban landscape of the 1960s. Androgynous Turtle is a homeless gang member. Ana devotes herself to a mentally ill brother. Ermila is a teenager poised between childhood and political consciousness. And Tranquilina, the daughter of missionaries, finds hope in faith. In prose that is potent and street tough, Viramontes has choreographed a tragic dance of death and rebirth. Julia Alvarez has called Viramontes "one of the important multicultural voices of American literature." Their Dogs Came with Them further proves the depth and talent of this essential author.
Handbook to Life in the Aztec World
Handbook to Life in the Aztec World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook to Life in the Aztec World write by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno. This book was released on 2007. Handbook to Life in the Aztec World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.
