Five Letters, 1519-1526
Author : Hernán Cortés
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Mexico
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Author : Hernán Cortés
Publisher :
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Mexico
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Author : Hernando Cortes
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Page : 304 pages
File Size : 27,73 MB
Release : 2018-04-10
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ISBN : 9781987696349
"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, leading up to the final dramatic meeting with Montezuma himself."- New StatesmanThese five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortés, 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 Cortés' power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world.
Author : Hernando Cortes
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Page : 434 pages
File Size : 27,64 MB
Release : 2011-05-01
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ISBN : 9781258021894
Author : Hernando Cortés
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1134285213
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 : Hernando Cortes
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Mexico
ISBN : 9780393098778
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
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2015-02-09
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ISBN : 9781138878112
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.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,51 MB
Release : 1929
Category : Mexico
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Author : J. Bayard Morris
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Page : 436 pages
File Size : 32,72 MB
Release : 1962
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Author : Francis Augustus MacNutt
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2014-03
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ISBN : 9781497844841
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1908 Edition.
Author : Hernan Cortes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300090943
Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context.