Download or read book Victors and Vanquished written by Stuart B. Schwartz and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 1999-12-29 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1519 Hernan Cortes and a small band of Spanish conquistadors overthrew the mighty Mexican empire of the Aztecs. Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and testimonies - many recently uncovered - of indigenous Nahua survivors, Victors and Vanquished clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations influenced the interpretation of these momentous events.