Broken Spears
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Broken Spears by Miguel León Portillo comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Broken Spears by Miguel León Portillo appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“Broken spears lie in the roads.”
Why people keep bringing this up
The host mentions 'Broken Spears' to highlight its significance in understanding the traumatic history of the Aztecs. They also discuss a mistranslation related to the book, which adds depth to their linguistic exploration.
Broken Spears by Miguel León Portillo most often appears in conversations about historical narrative analysis.
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The host mentions 'Broken Spears' to highlight its significance in understanding the traumatic history of the Aztecs. They also discuss a mistranslation related to the book, which adds depth to their linguistic exploration.
Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 2:17 in the episode where we captured it.
Quick FAQ
Answers to common book, episode, podcast, and guest questions.
Which episode mentioned Broken Spears?
391. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Broken Spears by Miguel León Portillo. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 2:17.
Which podcast mentioned Broken Spears?
The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Broken Spears by Miguel León Portillo.
Who mentioned Broken Spears on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties Broken Spears by Miguel León Portillo to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up Broken Spears?
The host mentions 'Broken Spears' to highlight its significance in understanding the traumatic history of the Aztecs. They also discuss a mistranslation related to the book, which adds depth to their linguistic exploration. It most often appears in conversations about historical narrative analysis.
Mentions across episodes
Every mention card links back to the episode page and exact transcript anchor.
“The phrase 'broken spears' was used as the title of the translation of a book by the Mexican historian Miguel León Portillo.”