Reddit mentions of The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

Also not my specialty, but I did a lot of Conquest-era history during my undergraduate, so I know a bit of the historiography.

If you're interested in the Mexican example, Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico might be what you're looking for. It comprises translations of Nahuatl-language accounts of the Spanish Conquest. Here's a link to a short review for more information.

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico.

The title gives you the summary. It's a perspective you pretty much never hear and it totally turned my understanding of events on its head. This was an assigned text for a history course in university, but many years later, I'm still thinking about it and referencing it all the time.

https://www.amazon.ca/Broken-Spears-2007-Revised-Conquest/dp/080705500X

Well, here are some native accounts:

https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest-Mexico/dp/080705500X/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=080705500X&pd_rd_r=T43GB6PGR9GJBH5H8CSN&pd_rd_w=pvvDW&pd_rd_wg=VVXL3&psc=1&refRID=T43GB6PGR9GJBH5H8CSN

Ever read The Broken Spears? Great history of the conquest of Central America from Aztec perspectives.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest/dp/080705500X

I just gave you several. https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest-Mexico/dp/080705500X



This guy is also good.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Maya-to-Aztec-Ancient-Mesoamerica-Revealed-Audiobook/B00TKIYO46?qid=1554886445&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=B2W3Q9K4SGPXX46290KZ

Acedemia.eu also has a lot of good papers if you’re interested in specific subjects.


Michael D Coe has a lot of good work as well.

Florentine Codex of course.