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The Spanish conquest of Mexico was the greatest military expedition in history, and in achieving it, Hernan Cortes proved himself as one of the foremost generals of all time. This book explains the background both of the Aztec Empire and the Spanish presence in Mexico. It describes the lives of the Aztecs in their glittering capital and of the Europeans as they learned to adapt and survive in an alien and often dangerous world. The invasion was a war between civilizations, pitting the fatalism and obsessive ritual of the Aztecs against soldiers fighting for riches, their lives, and eventually their souls.
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Charles M Robinson III, a native of Texas, is a history instructor at South Texas Community College and the author of twelve books, primarily on the American West. His most recent book, 'General Crook and the American Frontier', was released by the University of Oklahoma Press in October 2002. His book, 'Bad Hand: A Biography of General Ranald S Mackenzie', won the Texas State Historical Commission's prestigious T. R. Fehrenback Award, and was honored by a resolution from the Texas House of Representatives.
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At the beginning of the 16th century Spain had only recently emerged from almost eight centuries of civil wars collectively called the Reconquista (Reconquest) or the Moorish Wars, when the northern kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula, Castile and Aragon, fought to recover the land conquered by the Moors in the 8th century. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
At the beginning of the 16th century Spain had only recently emerged from almost eight centuries of civil wars collectively called the Reconquista (Reconquest) or the Moorish Wars, when the northern kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula, Castile and Aragon, fought to recover the land conquered by the Moors in the 8th century. Read the first page
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