being the eye-witness narrative of Bernal Diaz del Castillo, soldier of fortune & conquistador with Cortez in Mexico
D iaz del Castillo, Bernal
1988
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.
Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hern?n Cort?s, chronicling the conquest of the Aztec Empire, and includes a chronology, glossary, and further resource list.
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.
what it was like when the Spaniards invaded Mexico
Tanaka, Shelley
1998
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.