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Hernán Cortés /

An introduction to the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petrie, Kristin, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edina, Minn. : Abdo Pub. Co., 2004.
Series:Petrie, Kristin, 1970- Explorers.
Checkerboard biography library.
Subjects:
Cortés, Hernán, > 1485-1547 > Juvenile literature.
Mexico > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Juvenile literature.
Mexico > History > Conquest, 1519-1540 > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > Mexico > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > Spain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Conquerors > Mexico > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Cortés, Hernando, > 1485-1547.
Explorers.
Mexico > Discovery and exploration.
Mexico > History > Conquest, 1519-1540.
Description
Summary:An introduction to the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:32 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm.
ISBN:1591975980