How long does it take to read The Broken Spears?
the Aztec account of the conquest of Mexico.
Miguel León Portilla, Miquel Leon-Portilla, Lysander Kemp, Lysander Kemp Miguel Leon-Portilla, Jason Manuel Olazabal
The Broken Spears by Miguel León Portilla, Miquel Leon-Portilla, Lysander Kemp, Lysander Kemp Miguel Leon-Portilla, Jason Manuel Olazabal takes about 3 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1959. 197 pages, about 54,175 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Translated by Lysander Kemp. Illustrations adapted from original codices painting.
Subjects: History, Sources, Aztecs, First contact with other peoples, Indians of Mexico, First contact with Europeans
