The first letter from New Spain : the lost petition of Cortés and his company, June 20, 1519

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Label

The first letter from New Spain : the lost petition of Cortés and his company, June 20, 1519

Title remainder

the lost petition of Cortés and his company, June 20, 1519

Statement of responsibility

by John F. Schwaller ; with Helen Nader

Creator

• Schwaller, John Frederick

Contributor

• Nader, Helen, 1936-
• Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547

Author

• Nader, Helen, 1936-

Subject

• Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) -- History -- 16th century
• Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
• Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

Presenting a translation and analysis of the only surviving original document from the first months of the Spanish conquest, this book brings to life a decisive moment in the history of Mexico and offers an enlarged understanding of the conquerors' motivations.--

Member of

• Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture

Assigning source

Provided by Publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Language note

Study in English; letter in English accompanied by a facsimile of the original in Spanish

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture