Author: Hernando Cortes
Publisher:
Published: 2011-10-01
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9781258131517
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Publisher:
Published: 2017-08-22
Total Pages: 551
ISBN-13: 9781549567018
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"One of the most fascinating Machiavellian documents to come out of the Renaissance."--Carlos Fuentes, Guardian These five letters from Hernando Cort�s to Emperor Charles V of Spain between the year 1519 and 1526 chronicle the expansion of the Spanish Empire into Mexico. In his detailed and fascinating letters, Cort�s gives an account of the discovery of the mainland, the conquerors trek into hostile country and their clashes with the Aztec people led by Montezuma II. Translated by Francis Augustus MacNutt, this edition contains many enlightening footnotes and an introduction which gives a wider context to the letters and provides a historiography of the contemporary accounts of Cort�s and his conquistadors. "In the letters of Cort�s we have a clear picture of Mexico through the simple eyes of the conqueror who admires his enemies... He could write a masterly report. The second and the third letters are the clearest piece of narrative that we can ask for. We see the advance into the country, the conscientious determination to penetrate by peace, diplomacy or the sword to Montezuma's capital, leading up to the final dramatic meeting with Montezuma himself." ―New Statesman Hernando Cort�s, born 1485, was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cort�s was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. He died in 1547.
Author: Hernando Cortes
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780393098778
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Hernando Cortes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-02-09
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9781138878112
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1928. 'These letters, well edited tell of a great conqueror, fighting for God and his king, and reveal the might proportions of the truly Elizabethan character that was Hernando Cortés.' Times Literary Supplement. Cortés's letters to the Emperor from Mexico are half-letters, half-despatches. The letters were all written between 1519 and 1526. Letter One: Despite the original never having been recovered, there is little doubt about the contents of this letter. The earliest discoveries of the mainland from 1517 onwards are outlined. Letter Two: Arguably the most dramatic of the five, this letter opens with the advance into the heart of the hostile country and the capture of the monarch. Letter Three: This letter covers the advance of Cortés into Culua, the assault on the capital itself and the various enterprises undertaken by the Conqueror to extend his power throughout Mexico. Letter Four: This letter is mainly concerned with organizational affairs, with the visit of Garay, causing rebellion in Pánuco, and concluding with the Frenchman's death, being the most important incident. Letter Five: Beginning with the start of the expedition to Honduras, and chronicling the trials and tribulations of the daring journey, this letter ends with an account of Cortés' triumphant return to the post of Governor after several years' absence.
Author: Francis Augustus MacNutt
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781497844841
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Author: Francis Augustus MacNutt
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781498054935
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