An account of the conquest of Guatemala in 1524
By: by Pedro de Alvarado, edited by Sedley J. Mackie, with a facsimile of the Spanish original, 1525
Series: Documents and narratives concerning the discovery and conquest of Latin America -- no. 3
Publisher: The Cortes Society
Published: 1924
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: History
Notes: Two letters to Hernando Cortes, containing the official report of the conquest of Guatemala. First printed as an appendix to the fourth letter of relation of Hernando Cortes, Toledo, 1525. Now published for the first time in English. cf. Foreword.

"Biographical notes": p. 27-33.

"Bibliographical notes": p. 35-38.

Bibliography: p. 143-146.
Table of contents: title: Appendices; title: I. Annals of Xahila English translation by D.G. Brington.; title: II. The Diaz account.; title: III. Meeting with Diaz.; title: IV. The Las Casas account.; title: Edition limited to 250 copies.