Question: Aztec & Spanish accounts of the Conquest of Mexico
The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
How did the Spaniards and Aztecs communicate? Were there some obvious possibilities for misunderstanding? How did the Aztecs view the Spaniards? How did the Spaniards view the Aztecs. What are some ways these two accounts of the same events differ? What challenges does a historian face when trying to recreate the past with two different versions of the same events?