Victors and Vanquished Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico
, by Schwartz, Stuart B.- ISBN: 9780312393557 | 0312393555
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/15/2000
Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and from testimonies--many recently uncovered--of indigenous Nahua survivors gathered by Bernardino de Sahagun, "Victors and Vanquished" clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations can influence interpretation of 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.