Read the broken spears pdf the aztec account of the conquest of mexico by miguel leonportilla beacon press for hundreds of years. A literary analysis of the broken spears by miguel leon. Vision of the vanquished, or the broken spears by miguel leonportilla. To successfully complete this assignment you must provide a brief synopsis of the text and answer the questions at the bottom of this page in a three to four page essay. The tale is told from the writings and images of the people who were conquered. Have not added any pdf format description on the broken spears. As an avid internet surfer and former secondary earth science instructor i have seen a number of wonderfully crafted multimedia projects that address all three aspects of mayers cognitive theory of multimedia learning. Norah perez a, 87 lewiston, ny background report at. From them, however, miguel leon portillo, a mexican anthropologist, constructed an eyewitness account of how cortes treated the native americans and seized. The broken spears miguel leonportilla pdf the aztec account of. Firstly, concerning the more conventional narratives, there is a belief that the aztecs were much less civilized than the spaniards. The aztec account of the conquest of mexico translated from the nahuatl into spanish by angel maria. The aztec account of the conquest of mexico by miguel leonportilla is an account of the years 15191521 when cortes and his men entered mexico and began conquering it.
An anthology of mesoamerican literatureprecolumbian to the present. The book is much different from others written about the defeat of the empire because it was written from the vantage point of the aztecs. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a. The people were protected by their swords and sheltered by their shields.
A theory is a systematically organized body of knowledge applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances, especially a system of assumptions, accepted principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze, predict, or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena theory, 2002, p. Miguel leonportilla, lysander kemp, jason manuel olazabal, audible studios. By miguel leonportilla the broken spears expanded and. The aztec account of the conquest of mexico is a book by miguel leonportilla, translating selections of nahuatllanguage accounts of the. The aztec account of the conquest of mexico offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols. There are multitudes of candidates for this particular prompt. Indian accounts, spanish conquest, 1500s, mexica and tlaxcala.
Many narratives suggest that the spaniards provided the new people of the land they came across with. 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. The broken spears is a book written by miguel leonportilla that gives accounts of the fall of the aztec empire to the spanish in the early 16th century. The aztec account of the conquest of mexico audio download.
The aztec account of the conquest of mexico 9780807055007. The broken spears 2007 revised edition by miguel leonportilla. Miguel leon portilla published in english as the broken spears. Vision of the vanquished, or the broken spears by miguel. Class07miguel leon portilla the broken spears the aztec.
September 2011 learning theories and all things educational. Do the kings know the destiny of those they left behind, their pos. This study guide for miguel leonportillas the broken spears. The broken spears by miguel leonportilla, 9780807055014, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The aztec account of the conquest of mexico audible audio edition. Don hernando cortes, who was accompanied by six hundred spaniards and a great many native allies, at last could see for himself the.