conquest, 1519-1540

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.

Examines the architecture, sculpture, clothes, goldwork and religious beliefs of the Aztec people.

Tells in graphic novel format the story of Spanish conquistador Hern?n Cort?s's destruction of the Aztec Empire to gain Montezuma's gold.

A young Spanish seminarian who the Mayas believe is their powerful god, Kukulcn, witnesses the coming of Corts and the capture of the magnificent Aztec city, Tenochtitlan.

Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.

Explains how the battle at the city of Tenochtitlan between Hernan Cortes and his men and Montezuma and the Aztecs was the key to the control of the Valley of Mexico and the Aztec empire.

The story of Cortes' life and his conquering of the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1519-1520 which won Mexico for Spain.

A detailed biography of Montezuma, the emperor of the Aztec world prior to the Spanish conquest during the sixteenth century describing his life, control over his people, defeat by Hernando Cortez in 1519, and impact on the history of Mexico.

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.