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The Broken Spears: Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
by Miquel Leon-Portilla
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
Beacon Press, 1962. hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket shows shelf wear with small tears. Edges shows minor wear. Dust jacket shows minor highlighting. Few pages shows highlighting.
Synopsis
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico is a book by Miguel León-Portilla, translating selections of Nahuatl-language accounts of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. It was first published in Spanish in 1959, and in English in 1962. The most recent English edition was published in 2007. The English-language title, "The Broken Spears", comes from a phrase in one version of the Annals of Tlatelolco, xaxama[n]toc omitl.
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- Schwabe Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0002729988
- Title
- The Broken Spears: Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
- Author
- Miquel Leon-Portilla
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Book;
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