Letters from Mexico
Author | : Hernan Cortes |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 647 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300090949 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300090943 |
Rating | : 4/5 (943 Downloads) |
Download or read book Letters from Mexico written by Hernan Cortes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context.