conquerors

Examines the life of Francisco Pizarro and his conquest of the Incan civilization.

Presents a brief biography 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.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes that chronicles his life and defeat over the Aztec emperor Montezuma.

Contains alphabetically-arranged entries on the Spanish Empire's conquest over the Aztec, Incan, and Mayan people.

Traces the life of the Mongol leader who carved out a vast but short-lived empire in Asia.

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cort?s, who conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico.

Full color photographs and illustrations examine ten of the world's mightiest conquerors including Hernan Cortes, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, and Genghis Khan.

Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the life of explorer Hern?n Cort?s.

Examines the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521 which brought together two cultures that had been developing independently for at least 750 generations.