Advice from an Aztec Father

Advice from an Aztec Father

An Aztec father provides advice for his sons

This primary source from 1569 shows the advice that an Aztec father gives to his sons. The source was written by a Spanish friar who was fluent in the Aztec language. At this time, the Aztecs had been taken over by the Spanish. The father tells his sons how to act, as many of the Aztecs had become socialized into Spanish culture. This source is important because it shows how fearful the Aztecs were of this new way of life and how the Spanish expected the Aztecs to act in their new lives.

Bernardino de Sahagún

Children and Youth in History

1569

Charles E. Dribble

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