The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (Abrams Discoveries)
By: Serge Gruzinski.
Series: Discoveries
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780810928213
Subjects: Aztecs -- First contact with Europeans; Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540
Description: Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire is a short introductory title on the history of the Mexica peoples. It follows the Aztecs from the founding of their capital, Tenochtitlan, right through to the centuries following the conquest of their empire in the 16th century. It ends with the story of Mexico in 1821.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185) and index.