num_pages: 832
description: Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortés. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.
language: English
title: Conquest: Montezuma, Cortés and the Fall of Old Mexico
titlecomplete: Conquest: Montezuma, Cortés and the Fall of Old Mexico
characters: Hernán Cortés, Moctezuma II
genres: Historical, History, Latin American, American History, Spain, War, European History, Latin American History, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1012
publisher: Simon & Schuster