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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

by Camilla Townsend

Aztec history through Indigenous Nahuatl sources

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Aztec history through Indigenous Nahuatl sources

Camilla Townsend’s account spans the period before the Spanish conquest and the century that followed, using Nahuatl-language sources written by Indigenous people—materials described as rarely used in histories of the Aztecs. That source base shapes the book’s scope: it brings Indigenous-written records into a broad historical narrative extending beyond the moment of conquest. The emphasis is on the Aztecs’ history across a major period of change, with attention to accounts produced within the communities being studied.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a broad history of the Aztecs across the pre-conquest and post-conquest periods.
  • Readers interested in Indigenous-authored historical sources and Nahuatl-language records.
  • Readers exploring the pre-Columbian history of Latin America.

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Aztec historySpanish conquest and its aftermathIndigenous historical sourcesNahuatl-language records

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Book overview

Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahuatl-language sources written by the indigenous people.
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