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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140441239
ISBN-13
9780140441239
eBay Product ID (ePID)
36592
Product Key Features
Book Title
Conquest of New Spain
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1963
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, European / Spanish & Portuguese, Military / General, Adventurers & Explorers
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
972/.02
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
The Conquest of New Spain - Bernal Diaz Translated with an Introduction by J. M. Cohen Map of Mexico City and Lake Texcoco Introduction Preliminary Note The Expedition of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba The Expedition of Juan de Grijalva The Expedition of Hernando Cortes: Preparations The Voyage Doña Marina's Story A Pause on the Coast The Stay at Cempoala The Foundation of Vera Cruz The March to Cingapacinga and Return to Cempoala Events at Vera Cruz: The Destruction of the Ships The Tlascalan Campaign Peace with Tlascala: Embassies from Mexico The March to Mexico The Entrance into Mexico The Stay in Mexico Montezuma's Captivity Cortes in Difficulties The Flight from Mexico Cortes Collects Fresh Strength Expeditions around the Lake The Siege and Capture of Mexico Map of the March from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico Map of the Coastline of Mexico
Synopsis
Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal D az del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history- the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital., Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Díaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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F1230
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