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Hern?n Cort?s

conquistador, colonizer, and destroyer of the Aztec Empire
2017
A brief biography of explorer Hern?n Cort?s, who would become known as the man who destroyed the Aztec empire in Mexico.

Francisco Pizarro

conqueror of the Inca Empire
2017
A brief biography of Francisco Pizarro, focusing on his exploration of South America and his conquering of the Inca empire.

20 greatest conquerors

Who would win the battle head-to-head--Genghis Khan or Napoleon? Find out inside! Twenty fact-filled profiles of legendary world conquerors also includes color photos and power rankings. Flip to random pages with your friends and then battle it out in a chosen ranking.

Hernando Cort?s

Spanish invader of Mexico
An introduction to Spanish conquistador Hernando Cort?s, discussing his early life, his conquest of the Aztec empire in the sixteenth century, the establishment of a Spanish colony in the New World, and Cort?s' legacy.

Hern?n Cort?s and La Malinche

2019
A biography telling the intertwined story of the lives of Hern?n Cort?s, Spanish explorer and his Aztec translator, La Malinche.
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First encounters

native voices on the coming of the Europeans
2010
A collection of first-person accounts in which indigenous people around the world describe their first interactions with European settlers.
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Mongol

the rise of Genghis Khan
Delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. Follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Shows the future conqueror and revealing him not as the evil brute, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader.
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The road to El Dorado

Tulio and Miguel, two Spanish rogues, are mistaken by the Aztecs for gods. When the people of El Dorado are threatened, the pair must decide to escape with their riches or stay and help their new friends.

Hern?n Cort?s y la ca?da del imperio azteca

2009
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.

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