Abbott retells the career of Cortez from his early life and the voyage to Mexico to the founding of Vera Cruz, the subjugation of the Tlascalans and the march on the Aztec capital. He dwells on the audacious seizure of Montezuma and the fighting that followed, drawing moral lessons from the cruelty and daring of the conquest.
A vivid nineteenth-century narrative from the Makers of History series, ideal for younger readers of history. Download the free EPUB.