Hernando Cortes and the Fall of the Aztecs
- ISBN-10
- 1438102437
- ISBN-13
- 9781438102436
- Category
- Biography
- Pages
- 158
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- William H. Goetzmann, Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Description
In 1519, with a small band of a few hundred soldiers, Cortes invaded the mighty Aztec empire. Although the Aztecs greatly outnumbered them, Cortes's men were able to conquer the natives and capture their emperor. The arrival of Cortes in 1519 helped shape
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