Hernando Cortes: Five Letters, 1519-1526 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393098778)

These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cort s, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. They describe the earliest discoveries of the mainland, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cort s' power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world.

Author: Hernando Cortes, Henando Cortes
ISBN-10: 039309877X
ISBN-13: 9780393098778
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1991
Pages: 434
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.03w x 1.11d