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THE UNPARALLELED HISTORY OF THE FALL OF OLD MEXICO
Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.
Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortés. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.
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“… Hernando Cortes dismantled his boats and then advanced into this huge and powerful empire with his few men, knowing that the Aztecs practised human sacrifice. Whatever one thinks of the Spaniards and their often brutal Conquest, they were undeniably brave. Thomas is good at using Aztec sources, chronicles and stories to show how it seemed from the native side...…”.
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