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Interesting to read what a conquistador who knew Cortes thought about the man and what happened when the spanish arrived. I don't expect even this account is 100% the truth, it would take an exceptional person to tell the whole truth especially nearly 50 years after the facts.
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amazing document of the encuentro/conquest of mesoamerica from ~1519-1523 or so. carrasco provides introductory material to situate any reader and articles to enhance understanding for specialists and non- alike. anyone with an interest in american history and indigenous cultures should read this. critically thinking about the intersection between the american indigenous cultures and european cultures still has a strong bearing on modern realities.
Mar 17, 2013
Virginia
marked it as 1001-books-to-go
Jul 04, 2013
Robin
marked it as to-read
