cort?s, hernando

A biography of the explorer whose brutal conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico was responsible for the first Spanish settlements in the New World.

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.

A brief biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador, focusing on his role in the invasion and destruction of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.

Introduces the life of Hern?n 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.

Relates the story of the Aztec Empire's defeat by the Spanish army at the hand of Hernan Cortes.

Discusses the life of Hernando Cortes and how his actions as conqueror of Mexico affected the course of history.

A biography of Spanish adventurer, Cortes, who conquered Mexico in the early 1500's thus ending the Aztec nation.

Presents an illustrated history of Hernando Cortes' invasion of Mexico and discusses the positive and negative legacy Cortes left behind.

Examines the life of Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes, discussing his youth, his leadership during the conquest of the Aztec Empires, and his later years.

Presents a comprehensive account of the discovery and conquest of Mexico, written by sixteenth-century Spanish Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, who served and fought with Hernan Cort?s and witnessed the city of Tenochtitlan and the imprisonment of Montezuma.