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  • The Despatches of Hernando Cortes

    by Hernando Cortes ...
    Hernando Cortes led the famous expedition to Mexico in 1519, where he and his men encountered the powerful Aztec civilization ruled by Emperor Montezuma II. Through a combination of military tactics, alliances with indigenous groups, and exploitation of internal divisions within the Aztec Empire, Cortes managed to defeat the Aztecs and capture their capital city, Tenochtitlan, in 1521.Throughout ... Read more

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  • Five Letters of Cortes to the Emperor: 1519-1526

    by Hernando Cortes ...
    “In the letters of Cortés 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, ... Read more

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  • The Despatches of Hernando Cortes

    by Hernando Cortes ...
    The Despatches of Hernando Cortés is a remarkable collection of letters written by Hernando Cortés to King Charles V of Spain, providing a firsthand account of the Spanish expedition that led to the conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early sixteenth century. These historical documents chronicle Cortés's journey through Mexico, his encounters with Indigenous peoples, and the dramatic events ... Read more

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  • Five Letters 1519-1526

    by Hernando Cortés ...
    Translated by J. Bayard Morris ...
    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 ... Read more

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  • The History of the Conquest of Mexico

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  • Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

    Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

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