Victors and Vanquished

Download or read book Victors and Vanquished written by Stuart B. Schwartz and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-02-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.