conquest, 1519-1540

A biography of Spanish adventurer, Cortes, who conquered Mexico in the early 1500's thus ending the Aztec nation.

A biography of Hernan Cortes, who in his conquest of Mexico, set the pattern for Spanish expansion in the New World.

Presents an illustrated history of Hernando Cortes' invasion of Mexico and discusses the positive and negative legacy Cortes left behind.

Fifteen-year-old Itacate, who lives under the rule of Aztec Emperor Montezuma, studies goldsmithing--although it is forbidden for women to do so--under her father, and when strangers begin approaching the city, she wonders if the prophecy that she will bring ruin to her people will be fulfilled.

Examines the life of Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes, discussing his youth, his leadership during the conquest of the Aztec Empires, and his later years.

Presents an overview of Montezuma's life as well as his influence on history and the world.

Presents a comprehensive account of the discovery and conquest of Mexico, written by sixteenth-century Spanish Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, who served and fought with Hernan Cort?s and witnessed the city of Tenochtitlan and the imprisonment of Montezuma.

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.