Prescott's The Conquest of MexicoExpounds upon the virtues of Mexico while seeking to explain the tragedy of the country's defeat in terms of its neighboring civilizations. |
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Jealousy of Velasquez Cortés Embarks Voy | 13 |
State of the Aztec Empire Strange Forebod | 49 |
Plan of a Colony March to Cempoalla Win | 56 |
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