Miguel León Portilla
Author
Series
The Civilization of the American Indian volume 67
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
1963
Language
English
Author
Series
Civilization of the American Indian volume 92
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
1969.
Language
English
Series
World spirituality volume 4
Publisher
Crossroad
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the spiritual traditions of South and Central America and the Caribbean Basin from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Following an introduction that sketches the history and culture of this vast region, the remainder of the volume is divided into five parts: the great traditions at the time of the conquest; the spiritual legacy of Hispanic Catholicism; the pattern of religious syncretism in the great traditions; the pattern of religious...
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Series
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexicio
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
Español
Description
Hasta 1959, cuando apareció por primera vez este libro, ya tantas veces reeditado, el único testimonio difundido sobre la Conquista era la crónica victoriosa de los propios españoles. Miguel León-Portilla tuvo el incomparable acierto de organizar textos traducidos del náhuatl por Ángel María Garibay para darnos la Visión de los vencidos: la imagen que los indios de Tenochtitlan,Tlatelolco,Tezcoco, Chalco y Tlaxcala se formaron acerca de la...