Cortés: The Great Adventurer and the Fate of Aztec MexicoThe quintessential conquistador, here is Cortes the man of passion, of principle, of humor in the face of death, of savagery against his enemies. His story is told in the framework of the epic clash between Aztec and Spaniard, intrinsically incompatible civilizations. Photographs. print. |
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