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Cortez & the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards in 1521 : being the eye-witness narrative of Barnal Diaz del Castillo, soldier of fortune & conquistador with Cortez in Mexico
Uniform Title
Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España. English. Selections
Title
Cortez & the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards in 1521 : being the eye-witness narrative of Barnal Diaz del Castillo, soldier of fortune & conquistador with Cortez in Mexico / abridged & edited by B.G. Herzog, and illustrated with sixteenth century Indian drawings of the conquest.
Published
New York : William R. Scott, Inc., c1942.
Physical Description
165 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN Scott 1942 2: Dust jacket.
Notes
"Based on Maudslay's translation (1908), while those of Keatinge (1800) and Lockhart (1844) have been used for reference and comparison. It is a considerable condensation of Diaz' original"--Editor's note.
Illustrated lining papers.
Summary
A follower of Hernando Cortez describes how a small group of Spaniards was able to defeat the mighty Aztecs and lay claim to their territory and treasures for Spain.
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Cortez and the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards in 1521
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature.
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