The Conquest of Mexico: A Modern Rendering of William H. Prescott's HistoryA modernized, shortened version of the classic 1843 text providing a history of the Mexican people and adventures of Cortes. |
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Causeways of City of Mexico 55 | 1 |
Discovery of Mexico | 11 |
Meeting with the Tlascalans | 27 |
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