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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

Mexico --- History --- Cortes, Hernan, --- Travel --- Cortés, Hernán --- Cortes, Fernando --- Cortez, Fernando

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Cortés, Hernán, --- Mexico --- History --- Cortés, Hernán, --- Cortés, Hernán --- Cortes, Fernando --- Cortez, Fernando --- Cortes (Fernando). --- Cortés, Hernán, - 1485-1547 --- Mexico - History - Conquest, 1519-1540 --- Cortes (hernan, dit fernand cortez), conquistador espagnol, 1485-1547 --- Biographie

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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.

Quetzalcoatl --- Cortés, Hernán, --- Cortés, Hernán --- Cortes, Fernando --- Cortez, Fernando --- Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl --- Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl --- Ce Ácatl --- Feathered Serpent --- Plumed Serpent --- Quezacotl --- Kukulcan --- Mexico --- History

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Thematology --- Spanish literature --- Cortés, Hernando --- #BIBC:ruil --- Mexican literature --- History and criticism. --- Cortés, Hernán, --- In literature. --- Contemporáneos (Group of writers) --- History and criticism --- Cortés, Hernán, --- Cortés, Hernán --- Cortes, Fernando --- Cortez, Fernando

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Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés, & participated in the campaigns that led to the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. This 1928 translation of his journals derives from the 1904 edition by the Mexican historian Genaro García - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Cortés's exploits, Díaz's epic includes the experiences of the common soldier: hardship, thirst, long marches & unexpected attacks by rebels. The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest, this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes. This final volume contains chapters 174-214 & historical appendices by the editor.

Díaz del Castillo, Bernal, --- Cortés, Hernán, --- Friends and associates. --- Mexico --- History --- Cortés, Hernán --- Cortes, Fernando --- Cortez, Fernando --- Díaz, Bernal, --- Castillo, Bernal Díaz del, --- Del Castillo, Bernal Díaz, --- Díaz del Castillo, Bernardo,