| Hernando Cortes: Five Letters, 1519-1526 Contributor(s): Cortes, Hernando (Author), Cortes, Henando (Author), Morris, J. Bayard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 039309877X ISBN-13: 9780393098778 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: These five letters by the Spanish Conqueror Hernando Cortes were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between the years 1519 and 1526. They describe the earliest discoveries of the mainland, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cortes power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - History | Expeditions & Discoveries |
| Dewey: 972 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.03" W x 8.03" (1.04 lbs) 434 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cort s, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. They describe the earliest discoveries of the mainland, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cort s' power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world. |
