Five letters, 1519-1526
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Five letters, 1519-1526
Norton, 1969
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Five letters of Cortés to the emperor : the Spanish invasion of Mexico and the conquest of Montezuma's empire, as seen through the eyes of the Spanish conqueror
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These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortes, 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 Cortes' power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world.
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