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Miguel León-Portilla

Born

in Mexico City, Mexico

February 22, 1926

Died

October 01, 2019

Website

http://www.historicas.unam.mx/instituto/prehisp...

Genre

History, Philosophy, Anthropology

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Miguel León-Portilla was a Mexican anthropologist and historian. He was one of the most reputable and commonly cited authorities on Aztec culture and literature in the pre-Columbian and colonial eras among Mexican academia. Many of his works have been translated to English and are widely read.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 5,625 ratings · 533 reviews · 204 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by Miguel León-Portilla (Editor), J. Jorge Klor De Alva (Foreword), Lysander Kemp (Translation) 4.06 avg rating — 3,980 ratings — published 1959 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aztec Thought and Culture (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Volume 67) 4.11 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1956 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los antiguos mexicanos a través de sus crónicas y cantares 4.35 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1961 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World 4.36 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1525 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El reverso de la conquista. Relaciones aztecas, mayas e incas 4.05 avg rating — 81 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tonantzin Guadalupe. Pensamiento náhuatl y mensaje cristiano en el "Nican mopohua" 4.40 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La tinta negra y roja. Antología de poesía náhuatl 4.50 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present by Miguel León-Portilla, Earl Shorris 4.33 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huehuehtlahtolli. Testimonios de la antigua palabra 4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1988 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico (Volume 92) (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) by Miguel León-Portilla (Translator), Grace Lobanov (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1969 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Igual que tú, que has venido con flechas y con escudos para adueñarte de
todas las ciudades. Y como tú has venido acá, de igual modo también yo, el
mexícatl, vine para apoderarme de la tierra con flechas y con escudos.”
― Miguel León-Portilla

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“Sometimes he was called Tloque-Nahuaque, “Lord of the Close Vicinity,” sometimes Ipalnemohuani, “Giver of Life,” sometimes Moyocoyatzin, “He who Creates Himself.” He also had two aspects, one masculine and one feminine. Thus he was also invoked as Ometeotl, “God of Duality,” or given the double names Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, “Lord and Lady of Duality,” Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl, “Lord and Lady of the Region of Death,” and others.”
― Miguel León-Portilla, The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

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“As is well known but quickly forgotten, the victors ordinarily write history. The losers are usually silenced or, if this is impossible, they are dismissed as liars, censored for being traitors, or left to circulate harmlessly in the confined spaces of the defeated.” (xi)”
― Miguel León-Portilla

tags: aztecs, mexican-history

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