CiNii 図書 - Mexico and the Spanish conquest

Most historians of the Spanish conquest of Mexico (1518) are necessarily dependent on the first-hand accounts of the Spanish conquistadores themselves. This has created a highly distorted and implausible view of the Conquest as a near-miraculous victory for a handful of Europeans, and for European cultural, spiritual and technological superiority, over a huge empire with hundreds of thousands of soldiers at its command. The truth is more complex. Professor Hassig reintroduces the Indians into their own history, retelling the story from the point of view of the invaded rather than the invaders. He shows that it was crucially the internal disunity of the Indians - their fragmented political and military organization and divided aims - that created the conditions for Aztec defeat. Ross Hassig covers the conquest of Mexico from the first Spanish expeditions into the New World to the fall of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. It gives the background to the complex story of Mexico before the arrival of the Spaniards, and analyses the distinctive nature of Aztec political organization and warfare.

Najuatl pronunciation guide
the Spanish background to the Conquest of Mexico
Mesoamerica and the Aztecs
the discovery of Yucatan
the conquest of Central Mexico
the march to Tenochtitlan
Moteuczoma's Tenochtitlan
flight and recovery
the return to Tenochtitlan
conquest and defeat
aftermath
consequence and conclusion.

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780582068292

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This pioneering work examines the Conquest of Mexico from the first Spanish movement into the New World to the fall of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Most historians necessarily depend on first-hand Spanish accounts, which has led to a highly distorted -- and essentially implausible -- view of the Conquest as a near-miraculous victory for European cultural, spiritual and technological superiority. Professor Hassig reintroduces the Indians into their own history, showing that it was crucially their goals, organization and internal divisions that were responsible for the Aztec defeat. Vivid and engrossing, this book (launching a major new series) will prove as rewarding to general readers as to specialists.

Najuatl pronunciation guide
the Spanish background to the Conquest of Mexico
Mesoamerica and the Aztecs
the discovery of Yucatan
the conquest of Central Mexico
the march to Tenochtitlan
Moteuczoma's Tenochtitlan
flight and recovery
the return to Tenochtitlan
conquest and defeat
aftermath
consequence and conclusion.

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