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 Vanquished clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations influenced the interpretation of momentous events. A substantial introduction is followed by 9 chronological sections that illuminate the major events and personalities in this powerful historical episode and reveal the changing attitudes toward European expansionism. The volume includes a broad array of visual images and maps, a glossary of Spanish and Nahua terms, biographical notes, a chronology, a selected bibliography, questions for consideration, and an index.

• Author
• Stuart B. Schwartz

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 271

• Publisher
• Bedford/St. Martin's

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-312-39355-7

• EAN
• 9780312393557

• Genres
• history, war, textbooks, college, school

• Release date
• 2000