Conquistadors and Aztecs : a history of the fall of Tenochtitlan /

"Five hundred years ago, a flotilla landed on the coast of Yucatán under the command of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. While the official goal of the expedition was to explore and to expand the Christian faith, everyone involved knew that it was primarily about gold and the hunt for sl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rinke, Stefan, 1965- (Author)
Other Authors:	Reid, Christopher W. (Translator) (Translator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English, translated from the German.
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Tenochtitlán, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1521. Aztecs > History. Mexico > History > Conquest, 1519-1540. Bataille de Tenochtitlán, Mexico, Mexique, 1521. Aztèques > Histoire. Mexique > Histoire > 1519-1540 (Conquête) HISTORY. Latin America. Modern. Colonialism & Post-Colonialism. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Aztecs Mexico Mexico > Mexico City History of the Americas. History. 1519-1540 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

1. Setting Off for the New World
2. The Expedition Begins
3. The World of the Mexica
4. Totonacapan
5. Tlaxcala
6. Tenochtitlan
7. War and Destruction
8. Endless Conquest
9. The Legacy of the Conquest.