Revival: History of the Conquest of Mexico (1886) - With a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilisation Life of

A dramatic account of the conquest of Mexico, from first contact with the Aztec civilisation through to Cortes' expulsion and subsequent career. The book is not only interesting for the historic content withe relevance to Latin America to this day, but also as a notable example of historical scholarship and of English literature in general.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Discovery of Mexico 3. March to Mexico 4. Residence in Mexico 5. Expulsion from Mexico 6. Seige and Surrender 7. Conclusion - Subsequent Career of Cortes

About the author

William Hickling Prescott (1796 -1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian.

Summary

A dramatic account of the conquest of Mexico, from first contact with the Aztec civilisation through to Cortes' expulsion and subsequent career. The book is not only interesting for the historic content withe relevance to Latin America to this day, but also as a notable example of historical scholarship and of English literature in general.

Product details

• Authors: Prescott, William Prescott, William H Prescott, William H. Prescott
• Assisted by: John Foster Kirk (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138551749
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55174-9
• No. of pages: 758
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Mexico, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600