Format:
Online-Ressource (455 p)
ISBN:
9780415344791
Content:
First published in 1928.'These letters, well edited tell of a great conqueror, fighting for God and his king, and reveal the might proportions of the truly Elizabethan character that was Hernando Cortés.' Times Literary Supplement.Cortés's letters to the Emperor from Mexico are half-letters, half-despatches. The letters were all written between 1519 and 1526.Letter One: Despite the original never having been recovered, there is little doubt about the contents of this letter. The earliest discoveries of the mainland from 1517 onwards are outlined.Letter Two: Arguably the most dramatic of the fi
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. HIS LIFE; 2. THE MAN; 3. COMRADES AND CONTEMPORARIES; 4. ETHICS OF CONQUEST; 5. THE LETTERS; THE FIRST LETTER; THE SECOND LETTER; THE THIRD LETTER; THE FOURTH LETTER; THE FIFTH LETTER; NOTES; INDEX
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780203321553
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415344791
Additional Edition:
Print version Five Letters 1519-1526
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Author information:
Cortés, Hernán 1485-1547
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