Conquistador Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

A narrative history of the conquest of Mexico by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his crew of adventurers offers contrasting studies of Cortés and the powerful Aztec king Montezuma, as well as a study of the complex lost civilization of the Aztecs and the remarkable military campaign that brought down the entire Aztec nation. 35,000 first printing.