The broken spears the Aztec account of the conquest of Mexico - León Portilla, Miguel; Garibay K., Angel Maria; Kemp, Lysander (Boston, Massachusetts Beacon Press, 1992)
Omens foretelling the arrival of the Spaniards -- First reports of the Spaniards' arrival -- The messengers' journeys -- Motecuhzoma's terror and apathy -- The Spaniards march on Tlaxcala and Cholula -- The gifts of gold: the God Tezcatlipoca appears -- The Spaniards are welcomed in Tezcoco -- The Spaniards arrive in Tenochtitlan - The massacre in the main temple during the fiesta of Toxcat -- The night of sorrows -- The siege of Tenochtitlan -- Spanish raids into the besieged City -- The surrender of Tenochtitlan -- The story of the conquest as told by the anonymous authors of Tlatelolco -- Elegies on the fall of the city: aftermath.
Translation of: Visión de los vencidos
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
Keywords: Aztecs -- First contact with Europeans -- Sources; Indians of Mexico -- First contact with Europeans -- Sources; Nahuatl literature -- Translations into Spanish; Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Sources