Description
| Product ID: | 9780140441239 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Conquest of New Spain |
| Authors: | Author: Bernal Diaz del Castillo, John Cohen |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Mexico |
| Description: | Presents a description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1973-07-26 |