by Miguel León Portilla, Librado Silva Galeana · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476791776
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«Testimonios de la antigua palabra» is the anthology of anonymous texts edited by Miguel León-Portilla and Librado Silva Galeana, published by Historia 16.
It brings together anonymous testimonies that bring the reader closer to the word and memory of Aztec culture. The selection, prepared by Miguel León-Portilla and Librado Silva Galeana, offers direct access to primary sources on the pre-Hispanic world and to the tradition of the chronicles of America.
First Spanish-language edition in the Crónicas de América collection (no. 56), published in Madrid in 1990; 253 pages, paperback.
Miguel León-Portilla was a Mexican anthropologist and historian, specializing in Aztec culture and literature of the pre-Columbian and colonial eras. Many of his works were translated to English and he was a well-recognized scholar internationally. In 2013, the Library of Congress of the United States bestowed on him the Living Legend Award.
