Hernando Cortez And The Greatest Adventure In History
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Hernando Cortez And The Greatest Adventure In History
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Author : Clifford Smyth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Hernando Cortez And The Greatest Adventure In History written by Clifford Smyth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with categories.
Builders Of America
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Author : Clifford Smyth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Builders Of America written by Clifford Smyth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with categories.
Cort S
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Author : Richard Lee Marks
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 1993
Cort S written by Richard Lee Marks and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Aztecs categories.
A biography of Hernan Cortes, who in his conquest of Mexico, set the pattern for Spanish expansion in the New World.
The Adventures Of Hernan Cortes The Conqueror Of Mexico
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Author : Francis L. Hawks
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-02
The Adventures Of Hernan Cortes The Conqueror Of Mexico written by Francis L. Hawks and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with History categories.
"The adventures of Hernan Cortes" by Francis L. Hawks is a biography of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547). He was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The book sheds light on some important anecdotes about Mexican history.
History Of Hernando Cortez
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Author : John S. C. Abbott
language : en
Publisher: Blurb
Release Date : 2017-09-09
History Of Hernando Cortez written by John S. C. Abbott and has been published by Blurb this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-09 with History categories.
A masterful retelling of the incredible story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire by a handful of Spaniard Conquistadors, assisted by their far more numerous Indian allies, under the leadership of Hernando Cortez. Starting with Cortez's family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less pleasant aspects of his personality-to the time of his landing at Hispaniola (present-day Cuba) in the New World in 1518. From there, the adventure really begins, when he is appointed captain of an expedition to the mainland, his continual clashes with the Spanish colonial authorities notwithstanding. His expedition, which set off against the direct orders of the authorities, landed on the coast of present-day Mexico, and, after skillfully-but often deceptively-allying himself with the local Indian tribes who had suffered grievously under the murderous and cannibalistic reign of terror instituted by the Aztecs, he then marched on the great city of Tenochtitlan, center of the Aztec Empire. What makes the telling of this story more valuable than most is the author's ability to continually posit the actions of Spaniards, Aztecs and local Indian tribes into the moral and practical conditions of the time-which, as the writer points out, are quite different to those of today. The astonishing tale includes accounts of the brutal behavior of the Conquistadors, the shocking bloodlust of the Aztecs, the cannibalism of Cortez's Indian allies, and the advanced technological level of Aztec society. The final battle-and the resultant destruction of Tenochtitlan (and its conversion into present-day Mexico City) was not however the grand finale to Cortez's adventures. His triumphant return to Spain, his falling out with the queen of that nation, his return to the New World, and his death are all covered in this highly readable and satisfying biography.
The Adventures Of Hernan Cortes The Conqueror Of Mexico Classic Reprint
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Author : Francis Lister Hawks
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-07
The Adventures Of Hernan Cortes The Conqueror Of Mexico Classic Reprint written by Francis Lister Hawks and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-07 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Adventures of Hernan Cortes, the Conqueror of Mexico The writer of this volume has thought it best not to encumber a book written for the young, with references to authorities. He owes it to himself, however, to say, that he believes he has made no statement for which authority may not readily be produced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
By Right Of Conquest With Cortez In Mexico
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Author : George Alfred Henty
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2006-01-01
By Right Of Conquest With Cortez In Mexico written by George Alfred Henty and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Fiction categories.
On March 3rd, 1516, the trading vessel the Swan dropped anchor at Plymouth. She would in our days be considered a tiny craft indeed, but she was then looked upon as a large vessel, and one of which her owner, Master Diggory Beggs, had good reason to be proud. She was only of some eighty tons burden, but there were few ships that sailed out from Plymouth of much larger size; and Plymouth was even then rising into importance as a seaport, having flourished mightily since the downfall of its once successful rival—Fowey. Large ships were not needed in those days, for the only cargoes sent across the sea were costly and precious goods, which occupied but small space. The cloths of the Flemings, the silks and satins of Italy, the produce of the East, which passed first through the hands of the Venetian and Genoese merchants, and the wines of France and Spain were the chief articles of commerce. Thus the freight for a vessel of eighty tons was a heavy venture, and none but merchants of wealth and position would think of employing larger ships. In this respect the Spaniards and the Italian Republics were far ahead of us, and the commerce of England was a small thing, indeed, in comparison with that of Flanders. In Plymouth, however, the Swan was regarded as a goodly ship; and Master Diggory Beggs was heartily congratulated, by his acquaintances, when the news came that the Swan was sailing up the Sound, having safely returned from a voyage to Genoa. As soon as the anchor was dropped and the sails were furled, the captain, Reuben Hawkshaw, a cousin of Master Beggs, took his place in the boat, accompanied by his son Roger, a lad of sixteen, and was rowed by two sailors to the landing place. They were delayed for a few minutes there by the number of Reuben’s acquaintances, who thronged round to shake him by the hand; but as soon as he had freed himself of these, he strode up the narrow street from the quays to the house of Master Diggory. Reuben Hawkshaw was a tall, powerfully built man, weatherbeaten and tanned from his many comings and goings upon the sea; with a voice that could be heard in the loudest storm, and a fierce look—but, as his men knew, gentle and kind at heart, though very daring; and having, as it seemed, no fear of danger either from man or tempest. Roger was large boned and loosely jointed, and was likely some day to fill out into as big a man as his father, who stood over six-feet-two without his shoes.
History Of Hernando Cortez
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Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
History Of Hernando Cortez written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with Mexico categories.
Conquistador
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Author : Buddy Levy
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2008-06-24
Conquistador written by Buddy Levy and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-24 with History categories.
In an astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an adventure thriller, historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures. “I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.” —Hernán Cortés It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. Only one would survive the encounter. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico with a roughshod crew of adventurers and the intent to expand the Spanish empire. Along the way, this brash and roguish conquistador schemed to convert the native inhabitants to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in his intentions is one of the most remarkable—and tragic—aspects of this unforgettable story of conquest. In Tenochtitlán, the famed City of Dreams, Cortés met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, ruler of fifteen million people, and commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas. Yet in less than two years, Cortés defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astonishing military campaigns ever waged. Sometimes outnumbered in battle thousands-to-one, Cortés repeatedly beat seemingly impossible odds. Buddy Levy meticulously researches the mix of cunning, courage, brutality, superstition, and finally disease that enabled Cortés and his men to survive. Conquistador is the story of a lost kingdom—a complex and sophisticated civilization where floating gardens, immense wealth, and reverence for art stood side by side with bloodstained temples and gruesome rites of human sacrifice. It’s the story of Montezuma—proud, spiritual, enigmatic, and doomed to misunderstand the stranger he thought a god. Epic in scope, as entertaining as it is enlightening, Conquistador is history at its most riveting. Praise for Conquistador “Prodigiously researched and stirringly told, Conquistador is a rarity: an invaluable history lesson that also happens to be a page-turning read.”—Jeremy Schaap, bestselling author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, and Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics “Sweeping and majestic . . . A pulse-quickening narrative.”—Neal Bascomb, author of Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin
The Adventures Of Hernan Cortes
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Author : Francis Lister Hawks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851
The Adventures Of Hernan Cortes written by Francis Lister Hawks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with Mexico categories.
"Who has not heard of that daring and fiery Spaniard, Hernan Cortes, the Conqueror of Mexico? The story of his exploits is as wild as a fable, and were it not now a well-known part of the history of Mexico, could scarcely be believed. To those of my young fellow-citizens who may be ignorant of his career, I offer the history of this remarkable man." --Pg. 2.