The Broken Spears and the Aztec View of the Spanish Conquest.
This essay discusses the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the context of Miguel Leon-Portilla's "The Broken Spears". The paper argues that the Spanish helped the Aztecs change their lives for the better. More than anything else, The Aztecs benefited from the Spanish conquest in that it had a civilizing influence. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
