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Five letters 1519-1526
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ISBN: 1134285221 1280268107 9786610268108 0203321553 9780203321553 0415344794 9780415344791 661026810X 9781134285174 9781134285211 9781138878112 1134285213 Year: 2005 Publisher: London New York RoutledgeCurzon

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First published in 1928.'These letters, well edited tell of a great conqueror, fighting for God and his king, and reveal the might proportions of the truly Elizabethan character that was Hernando Cortés.' Times Literary Supplement.Cortés's letters to the Emperor from Mexico are half-letters, half-despatches. The letters were all written between 1519 and 1526.Letter One: Despite the original never having been recovered, there is little doubt about the contents of this letter. The earliest discoveries of the mainland from 1517 onwards are outlined.Letter Two: Arguably th


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How did the "white" God come to Mexico? : Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl
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ISBN: 9781527537170 152753717X 1527539962 9781527539969 Year: 2019 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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Most American schoolbooks claim that the Aztex ruler Moctezuma II confused the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a fabulous, fair-skinned priest king of ancient times who had promised to return, which is why Moctezuma voluntarily surrendered his mighty empire. In the past, the tale of Quetzalcoatl has inspired many people to speculate about pre-Columbian invaders from the Old World. It has also been abused as another presumed proof of white supremacy. Indigenous traditions, however, saw a Mexican Messiah who played an important part in constructing the Mexican national identity. This book demonstrates that the story of the returning god is a product of "fake news" uttered by Cortés. It does so by analysing the most important sources of the Quetzalcoatl-tale. A systematic context-enlargement that also includes ethnographic information and contemporary history reveals why and how Cortés constructed this story, and why and how the Aztec elite adopted it. This method proves to be an epistemological tool which allows researchers to identity pre-Hispanic information in ethnohistorical texts of colonial times. As a result, the true Quetzalcoatl behind the legend comes to light.


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The history of the conquest of New Spain
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ISBN: 1280772514 9786613683281 0826342884 9780826342881 9781280772511 0826342876 9780826342874 Year: 2008 Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press,

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A new abridgment of Diaz del Castillo's classic Historia verdadera de la conquista de Nueva España.


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Alexander the Great and Hernán Cortés
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ISBN: 1498505295 1498505287 9781498505284 9781498505277 1498505279 9781498505291 Year: 2015 Publisher: Lanham

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This biographical pairing of Alexander the Great and Hernán Cortés reflects both upon the character and the leadership abilities of the two famous conquerors. The book joins historical narrative with source analysis and consideration of moral themes revealing underappreciated aspects of their leadership.

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