Introduces the life of Hern?an Cort?es, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.
Examines the Christian views of explorers Christopher Columbus and Hern?n Cort?s, arguing that evangelizing was one of their main reasons for coming to the New World and that this fact has been obscured by revisionist history; and also discusses the early Norse explorers and the Crusades.
being the eye-witness narrative of Bernal Diaz del Castillo, soldier of fortune & conquistador with Cortez in Mexico
D iaz del Castillo, Bernal
1988
A follower of Hernando Cortez describes how a small group of Spaniards were able to defeat the mighty Aztecs and lay claim to their territory and treasures for Spain.
Describes Hern?n Cort?s's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing the sophisticated Aztec and Inca civilizations and the role of European diseases in their destruction.
Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hern?n Cort?s, chronicling the conquest of the Aztec Empire, and includes a chronology, glossary, and further resource list.
Describes the life of Hernando Cort?s, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.