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History of the Indies of New Spain: Volume 210

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History of the Indies of New Spain: Volume 210 - Duran, Fray Diego, and Heyden, Doris (Introduction by)
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Fray Diego Duran's History of the Indians of New Spain, newly translated by Doris Heyden, is a vivid evocation of the Aztec world before the Spanish conquest. Based on a Nahuatl chronicle now lost and on interviews with living Aztec informants, Duran's History describes the intrigues and court life of the elite. Duran chronicles daily life in times of war and in times of flood and drought, when people sold their children for a handful of corn. This definitive unabridged translation is accompanied by Heyden's ...

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History of the Indies of New Spain: Volume 210 2010, University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN-13: 9780806141077

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