Hernando Cortes: Five Letters, 1519-1526

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
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/01/1991
Pages: 434
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.03w x 1.11d
ISBN13: 9780393098778
ISBN10: 039309877X
BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America | Mexico
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries