About the Author

Miguel Leon-Portilla is the author of more than forty books, including Broken Spears through Aztec Thought and Culture. He lives in Mexico. Earl Shorris (1936-2012) was the author of many works of both fiction and non-fiction including Latinos, Under the Fifth Sun, In the Language of Kings, and Riches for the Poor. He was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Clinton for his founding of the Clemente Course in the Humanities(R), Inc.