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History of the Conquest of Mexico
Author: William H Prescott
Hard cover - good condition (1903 edition).
History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott is a landmark 19th-century historical work that vividly recounts the dramatic and often brutal collision between the Spanish conquistadors and the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century. Drawing from Spanish and indigenous sources, Prescott provides a richly detailed narrative of Hernán Cortés’s expedition, the fall of Montezuma, and the ultimate destruction of Tenochtitlán. With its elegant prose and balanced scholarship for its time, the book offers not only a gripping chronicle of military conquest but also insight into Aztec society, religion, and governance. Though shaped by the Eurocentric views of its era, Prescott’s work remains a foundational text in the historiography of the Americas and a compelling account of one of history’s most consequential encounters between civilizations.
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