……害怕马匹，因此一看到骑马的西班牙人就溃不成军。这些说法并没有得到第一手记录的充分支持，比如在我有史以来最喜欢的历史书——贝尔纳尔·迪亚斯·德尔·卡斯蒂略（埃尔南·科尔特斯麾下的士兵之一）写的《征服墨西哥》（The Conquest of Mexico）中，有大量关于征服者与阿兹特克人交战的描写，阿兹特克人并没有逃跑——火药和战马……
…were afraid of horses and so broke and run at the sight of the Spaniards on horses. These are not very well supported by first-hand accounts, for example in my favourite history book of all times, The Conquest of Mexico, by Bernal Diaz del Castillo (one of Hernan Cortes' men), there are many descriptions of battles between the Conquistadores and the Aztecs and the Aztecs don't run away - the gunpowder and the horses…
The Conquest of Mexico, by Bernal Diaz -- a conquistador who traveled with the Cortes expedition to Mexico City to overthrow King Montezuma. Incredible, true story written by someone who has actually there. An unknown land;…
…(a) is a particularly strong justification. On the one hand we know of societies where cannibalism was normal and even mandatory. For example, one of my favourite books of all times is "History of the conquest of Mexico" by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a conquistador who campaigned with Hernan Cortés [1]. He reports the cannibalistic rituals of the Aztecs. It's a prime example of humans having no compunctions to eat other…
贝尔纳尔·迪亚斯·德尔·卡斯蒂略的《征服新西班牙》（The Conquest of Mexico and New Spain）：http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32474/32474-h/32474-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32475/32475-h/32475-h.htm 那真是顶呱呱、绝绝子……
The Conquest of Mexico and New Spain, by Bernal Diaz del Castillo: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32474/32474-h/32474-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32475/32475-h/32475-h.htm That's the bees knees and the cat's pajamas…
…twenty-two years after the city fell. Valadés claimed that between 15,000 and 20,000 people were sacrificed in Tenochtitlan per year." Later, "Cortés’s confessor and the first formal historian of the Conquest of Mexico, raised the figure to 50,000." "The number is remarkable for how preposterous it is: more than 137 sacrifices a day, five an hour, one every twelve minutes, twenty-four hours a day. Aztec sacrifice was…
I've got a copy of The Conquest of Mexico by Hugh Thomas on my book shelf and I tell myself I will eventually finish reading the tome! This article might help me reinspire myself with this history. I sometimes like to wonder what if, and wonder…
……害怕马匹，因此一看到骑马的西班牙人就溃不成军。这些说法并没有得到第一手记录的充分支持，比如在我有史以来最喜欢的历史书——贝尔纳尔·迪亚斯·德尔·卡斯蒂略（埃尔南·科尔特斯麾下的士兵之一）写的《征服墨西哥》（The Conquest of Mexico）中，有大量关于征服者与阿兹特克人交战的描写，阿兹特克人并没有逃跑——火药和战马……
…were afraid of horses and so broke and run at the sight of the Spaniards on horses. These are not very well supported by first-hand accounts, for example in my favourite history book of all times, The Conquest of Mexico, by Bernal Diaz del Castillo (one of Hernan Cortes' men), there are many descriptions of battles between the Conquistadores and the Aztecs and the Aztecs don't run away - the gunpowder and the horses…
贝尔纳尔·迪亚斯的《征服墨西哥》——他是一名随科尔特斯远征队前往墨西哥城推翻蒙特祖马国王的征服者。这是一段由亲历者撰写的令人难以置信的真实历史。一片未知的土地；……
The Conquest of Mexico, by Bernal Diaz -- a conquistador who traveled with the Cortes expedition to Mexico City to overthrow King Montezuma. Incredible, true story written by someone who has actually there. An unknown land;…
……(a) 是一个尤其有力的辩解。一方面，我们知道有些社会中食人是正常的，甚至是强制性的。例如，我有史以来最喜欢的书之一就是征服者贝尔纳尔·迪亚斯·德尔·卡斯蒂略写的《征服墨西哥史》，他曾随埃尔南·科尔特斯一同征战 [1]。他记录了阿兹特克人的食人仪式。这是人类在吃同类这件事上毫无顾忌的绝佳例子……
…(a) is a particularly strong justification. On the one hand we know of societies where cannibalism was normal and even mandatory. For example, one of my favourite books of all times is "History of the conquest of Mexico" by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a conquistador who campaigned with Hernan Cortés [1]. He reports the cannibalistic rituals of the Aztecs. It's a prime example of humans having no compunctions to eat other…
贝尔纳尔·迪亚斯·德尔·卡斯蒂略的《征服新西班牙》（The Conquest of Mexico and New Spain）：http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32474/32474-h/32474-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32475/32475-h/32475-h.htm 那真是顶呱呱、绝绝子……
The Conquest of Mexico and New Spain, by Bernal Diaz del Castillo: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32474/32474-h/32474-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32475/32475-h/32475-h.htm That's the bees knees and the cat's pajamas…
……城破二十二年之后。瓦拉德斯声称特诺奇蒂特兰每年有 15,000 到 20,000 人被祭祀。” 后来，“科尔特斯的忏悔神父兼《征服墨西哥》的第一位正式史学家，把这个数字提高到了 50,000。” “这个数字荒唐得令人侧目：每天有超过 137 次活人祭祀，每小时 5 次，每 12 分钟一次，全天 24 小时不停歇。阿兹特克的活人祭祀是……
…twenty-two years after the city fell. Valadés claimed that between 15,000 and 20,000 people were sacrificed in Tenochtitlan per year." Later, "Cortés’s confessor and the first formal historian of the Conquest of Mexico, raised the figure to 50,000." "The number is remarkable for how preposterous it is: more than 137 sacrifices a day, five an hour, one every twelve minutes, twenty-four hours a day. Aztec sacrifice was…
我的书架上有一本休·托马斯的《征服墨西哥》，我总是对自己说，总有一天我会啃完这本大部头！这篇文章可能会帮我重新唤起对这段历史的热情。我有时喜欢假设如果……会怎样，并且好奇……
I've got a copy of The Conquest of Mexico by Hugh Thomas on my book shelf and I tell myself I will eventually finish reading the tome! This article might help me reinspire myself with this history. I sometimes like to wonder what if, and wonder…