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Aztecs and Spaniards
Cortés and the conquest of Mexico
By Marrin, Albert
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68931-176-5
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum, 1986.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1986
Gr 8-Up On February 10, 1519, Hernan Cortes, anxious to avoid arrest, disobeyed orders and set sail from Havana with an army of 500 soldiers to conquer a golden land called Mexico. Marrin has distilled the best from several contemporary accounts of the expedition and condensed it into a palatable form. Under his skilled pen, Cortes and Montezuma become real people. The story begins with a historical perspect...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
