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9780140441239

The Conquest of New Spain

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  • ISBN13:

    9780140441239

  • ISBN10:

    0140441239

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1963-08-01
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics

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Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520, their amazement of the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital. Though written over five hundred years ago, The Conquest of Spain has a compelling immediacy that brings the past and its characters to life and offers a unique eye-witness view of the conquest of one of the greatest civilisations in the New World. J. M. Cohen's translation is supplemented by an introduction and maps of the conquered territory.

Table of Contents

Map of Mexico City and Lake Texcoco
6(1)
Introduction 7(7)
Preliminary Note 14(1)
The Expedition of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba
15(12)
The Expedition of Juan de Grijalva
27(17)
The Expedition of Hernando Cortes: Preparations
44(13)
The Voyage
57(28)
Doña Marina's Story
85(3)
A Pause on the Coast
88(19)
The Stay at Cempoala
107(7)
The Foundation of Vera Cruz
114(5)
The March to Cingapacinga and Return to Cempoala
119(7)
Events at Vera Cruz: The Destruction of the Ships
126(14)
The Tlascalan Campaign
140(26)
Peace with Tlascala: Embassies from Mexico
166(23)
The March to Mexico
189(27)
The Entrance into Mexico
216(4)
The Stay in Mexico
220(25)
Montezuma's Captivity
245(33)
Cortes in Difficulties
278(6)
The Flight from Mexico
284(24)
Cortes Collects Fresh Strength
308(18)
Expeditions around the Lake
326(27)
The Siege and Capture of Mexico
353(61)
Map of the March from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico
414-15(1)
Map of the Coastline of Mexico
416

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