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Essential Histories 60: The Spanish Invasion of Mexico 1519-1521

By Charles Charles III III , Charles M. Robinson III

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2003
ISBN
1841765635, 9781841765631
ASIN
B003ZOKPTY
Open Library ID
OL18220243M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
34 MB (36170034 bytes)
Series
Essential Histories 060
Pages
99\99
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The Spanish conquest of Mexico was the most remarkable military expedition in history, and in achieving it, Hernan Cortes proved himself as one of the greatest generals of all time. This book explains the background of the Aztec Empire and of the Spanish presence in Mexico. It describes the lives of the Aztecs in their glittering capital and of the Europeans who learned to adapt and survive in an alien and often dangerous world. The invasion was a war between civilizations, pitting the fatalism and obsessive ritual of the Aztecs against soldiers fighting for riches, their lives, and eventually their souls.

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