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1517-1521

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The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico

1517-1521

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A follower of Hernando Cortez describes how a small group of Spaniards was able to defeat the mighty Aztecs and lay claim to their territory and treasures for Spain.

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Publisher
Da Capo Press
Language
English
Pages
512

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2012, Hackett Pub. Co., Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
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2008, University of New Mexico Press
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January 20, 2004, Da Capo Press
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1837, Librería de Rosa
in Spanish - Nueva edición corregida.
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First Sentence

"I, Bernal Diaz del Castillo, citizen and Regidor of the most loyal city of Santiago de Guatemala, one of the first discoverers and conquerors of New Spain and its provinces, and the Cape of Honduras and all that lies within that land a Native of the very noble and distinguished town of Medina del Campo, and the son of its former Regidor, Francisco Diaz del Castillo, who was also called "The graceful" (may his soul rest in glory),speak about that which concerns myself and all the true con my companions who served His Majesty by discover, conquering, pacifying, and settling most of the provinces of New Spain, and that it is one of the best countries yet dis in the New World, we found out by our own efforts without His Majesty knowing anything about it."

Classifications

Library of Congress
F1230 .D53 2003

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
512
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9827742M
Internet Archive
discoveryconques0000diaz_h0v0
ISBN 10
030681319X
ISBN 13
9780306813191
Library Thing
13800
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174712

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