Five Letters of Cortes to the Emperor:1519 -1526 - Couverture souple

Cortes, Hernando

 
9780393098778: Five Letters of Cortes to the Emperor:1519 -1526
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ISBN 10 : 039309877X ISBN 13 : 9780393098778
Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 1991

Synopsis

These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortes, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. Now translated into English, they describe the Spanish invasion of Mexico and the conquest of Montezuma's empire through the eyes of the conqueror, and document the final meeting between Cortes and Montezuma. The earliest discoveries of mainland Mexico, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cortes's power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world are recorded here.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortes, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. Now translated into English, they describe the Spanish invasion of Mexico and the conquest of Montezuma's empire through the eyes of the conqueror, and document the final meeting between Cortes and Montezuma. The earliest discoveries of mainland Mexico, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cortes's power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world are recorded here.

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Éditeur
W. W. Norton & Company
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
039309877X
ISBN 13 
9780393098778
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
438
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1987696344 ISBN 13 :  9781987696349
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