Cortés and the Aztec Conquest
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3.8 • 27 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In three years, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, leading a few hundred Spanish soldiers, overcame a centuries-old empire that could put tens of thousands of warriors on the field. Even after his god-like reputation had been shattered, and his horses and cannons were no longer regarded as supernatural, his ruthless daring took him on to victory. Yet in the end, his prize was not the gold that he had sought, but the destruction of the entire Aztec civilization.
Customer Reviews
Excellent book and fast read
This book will take all of the info you thought you knew and enhances it in a way that makes this era much more interesting and meaningful. I can’t wait to go to Mexico again and travel to these famous sites of battle.
The Aztecs
I have always been fascinated by Cortes and the Aztec empire. This book is an intriguing synopsis of his exploits - not overly long but detailed enough to give meat to the bones of history.
The story does not glorify Cortes but neither does it diminish the warrior life of the Aztec empire.
I enjoyed this book. Thanks!
Flat
To me this book seems so pro Cortez and like the old cowboy and Indian days made the indigenous people come across as stupid!