Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs 9780190673086

In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to f

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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
 9780190673086

Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Glossary
A Note on Terminology, Translation, and Pronunciation

Introduction
1. The Trail from the Seven Caves (Before 1299)
2. People of the Valley (1350s–1450s)
3. The City on the Lake (1470–1518)
4. Strangers to Us People Here (1519)
5. A War to End All Wars (1520–1521)
6. Early Days (1520s–1550s)
7. Crisis: The Indians Talk Back (1560s)
8. The Grandchildren (1570s–1620s)
Epilogue

Appendix: How Scholars Study the Aztecs
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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