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Back to topHernando Cortés: Spanish Invader of Mexico (In the Footsteps of Explorers) (Paperback)
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This adventurous new book examines the role of the infamous conquistador Hernando Cort's in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Sensitively written text describes his interactions with the native culture and population and the eventual demise of the Aztecs. Through exciting color photographs and easy-to-understand text, young readers will journey back to Central America of the 1500s to learn about the voyages, battles, and alliances formed by Cort's. Other topics include - Cort s' early life in Spain - the life of a conquistador - Spain in the New World - the Aztec Empire - the battle for Tenochtitlan and Cort s' Native allies - the death of Montezuma - smallpox and other European diseases - Chocolatl recipe - the Spanish Conquest of Mexico Teacher's guide available.