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Pre-Cortez Mexico: Indigenous Civilizations by Felipe Ortego is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides an overview of Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish conquistador Cortez in 1519. It summarizes that the indigenous peoples of Mexico, including the Aztecs, Maya, and others, had developed advanced civilizations with large cities and populations before Cortez. It questions some of the characterizations of indigenous practices and religions provided by Spanish accounts after the conquest.
- Author
- Felipe Ortego
- Language
- EN