A brief biography that examines the life of Spanish conquistador Hern?an Cort?es, describing his voyages to the New World and encounters with the Aztecs people and their ruler, Montezuma.
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 history of Mexico from the Spanish conquest to the present day with emphasis on the 1860's and the ill-fated reign of the last foreign ruler, Maximilian of Austria.
