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| The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico | 
 enlarge | Author: Miguel Leon-portillo
Creators: J. Jorge Klor De Alva, Lysander Kemp
Publisher: Beacon Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 55209
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 265
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 080705500X
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.02
EAN: 9780807055007
ASIN: 080705500X
Publication Date: April 15, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Informative book December 3, 2003
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
"The Broken Spears" is a very informative book and gives readers an insight on the Mexican/Aztec point of view of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish.
The introduction is very helpful so don't skip it like I tried to! Some of the text does get boring at times but if you're reading this book for a college class keep your eyes open and notebook handy, you'll need it to keep places and names straight.
For all those below who hated the book, maybe you're right, but did you understand it and the point for the writting of this book?
 Are you kidding? October 14, 2003
7 out of 49 found this review helpful
What a total joke of a book! This book is both non-informative and boring.
Great Book September 8, 2003
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just read the book, and i think it is great. It took the account of many indigenas and shows the feelings they had at that time. History should always been told by the two sides.
It is really well written, easy to understand. And the ones who didnt understand it just dont read it, this kind of book is not for you.
horribly boring June 10, 2003
5 out of 39 found this review helpful
this book was so terribly boring that it made me come close to tears when knowing that i had to read this book for a project. There are no clif notes, spark notes, etc. for this book and there should be. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME READING THIS BOOK! it has no twist, and i can't even imagine how there could be one, considering that it was the same boring historical detail over and over and over again. if you must read this book, i recommend some strong coffee and some valium.
Excellent reference book May 16, 2003
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
The Broken Spears is the story of the conquest of Mexico, as told by the conquered: the citizens of Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco. It's a beautiful book that reads something like an epic, with all the elements of tragedy, comedy and poetry. The passages are taken from different accounts and codices and translated into English.It starts out with the omens foretelling the coming of the Spaniards and ends with the elegies on the fallen city. There are quite a few illustrations and poems, all of which are beautiful. Some of the accounts read somewhat contradictorily, but I suppose that is to be expected, as most of these accounts were probably recorded orally. If you are at all interested in the history of the Aztecs, Mexico or Cortes, this book is a must read. It's not so often we get such a glimpse into a conquered people, and this book is a great compliment to books such as The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz.
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