The History of the Conquest of Mexico
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx)
Published: March 1986
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780226680019
Subjects: Latin America; Mexico - History; History - General History; 1485-1547; Conquest, 1519-1540; Cortes, Hernan,; History; Mexico
First sentence: Of all that extensive empire which once acknowledged the authority of Spain in the New World, no portion, for interest and importance, can be compared with Mexico;-and this equally, whether we consider the variety of its soil and climate; the inexhaustible stores of its mineral wealth; its scenery, grand and picturesque beyond example; the character of its ancient inhabitants, not only far surpassing in intelligence that of the other North American races, but reminding us, by their monuments, of the primitive civilization of Egypt and Hindostan; or lastly, the peculiar circumstances of its Conquest, adventurous and romantic as any legend devised by Norman or Italian bard of chivalry.
Notes: Midway Reprint