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Description of the Book: Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
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In this astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an edge-of-your-seat adventure thriller, acclaimed historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures perhaps unequaled to this day.
It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish empire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in carrying out his intentions by virtually annihilating a proud and accomplished native people is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story. In Tenochtitlán Cortés met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas and ruler of a city whose splendor equaled anything in Europe. Yet in less than two years, Cortés defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astounding battles ever waged. The story of a lost kingdom, a relentless conqueror, and a doomed warrior, Conquistador is history at its most riveting.
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Details of the Book: Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the AztecsAuthor: Buddy Levy Number Of Pages: 448 Binding: Paperback ISBN-10: 8437619874 ISBN-13: 9780553384710 Language: English Amazon Sales Rank: 70477 Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Bantam Package Dimensions: 0.90 x 8.20 x 5.50 inches |
Related KeywordsHistory History - General History History: World Europe - Spain & Portugal History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) History / Civilization History / Latin America / Mexico Latin America - Mexico Native American Americas (North Central South West Indies) Civilization 1485-1547 Conquest, 1519-1540 Cortâes, Hernâan, Mexico |
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