Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with wit, balance, and insight, Thomas presents a compelling narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history, capturing in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offering unprecendented, in-depth portraits of legendary opponents Montezuma and Cortes. Photos & maps.
Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with wit, balance, and insight, Thomas presents a compelling narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history, capturing in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offering unprecendented, in-depth portraits of legendary opponents Montezuma and Cortes. Photos & maps.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Hugh Thomas is the author of The Spanish Civil War, Conquest, and many other books. A former Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies (U.K.), he was made Lord Thomas of Swinnerton in 1981. He lives in London.
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Contents ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE NOTES I ANCIENT MEXICO 1 Harmony and order 2 Palace of the white sedges 3 I see misfortune come 4 Not with love but with fear II SPAIN OF THE GOLDEN AGE 5 The golden years begin 6 The Pope must have been drunk 7 Better lands have never been discovered 8 What I saw was so splendid 9 A great Lord born in brocade 10 Sweating, hunger and hard work III TO KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE LAND 11 A gentlemanly pirate 12 The advantage of having horse and cannon 13 As much as where Solomon took the gold for the temple 14 A dragon's head for a "Florentine" glass 15 They received him with trumpets 16 If I continue, shall I win? 17 To leave none of us alive 18 This cruelty restored order 19 Another new world of great cities and towers IV CORTÉS AND MONTEZUMA 20 An image of Quetzalcoatl 21 Bees and spiders make works of art 22 Something must be done for the Lord V CORTÉS' PLANS UNDONE 23 The King, our lord, is more King than other Kings 24 A voice very deep and hoarse as if it came from a vault 25 To cut off Don Hernando's ears 26 The blood of the chieftains ran like water 27 As a song you were born, Montezuma 28 Fortune spins her wheel VI THE SPANISH RECOVERY 29 The sweetness of death by the obsidian knife 30 It was convenient to impose the said punishment 31 My principal intention and motive in making this war 32 They were all lords VII THE BATTLE FOR TENOCHTITLAN 33 Remember the bold hearts 34 A great harvest of captives 35 Such mad dogs VIII AFTERMATH 36 The general exodus 37 The songs and voices scarcely ceased 38 The clause in Adam's will which excludes France 39 An absolute monarch EPILOGUE GLOSSARY APPENDICES I The population of old Mexico II A summary of Montezuma's tribute III Mexican calendars IV Spanish money c. 1520 V Cortés' ladies GENEALOGIES I The emperors of Mexico II The Spanish and imperial royal families III Cortés and his relations IV The transformation of the Mexican royal family V Cortés' arrival in the nobility UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS 1 Cortés' father Martín Cortés in Medellín 2 Cortés' grandfather Diego Alfon Altamirano 3 Cortés' journey to America, 1506 4 A letter from Cortés in Mexico, 6 July 1519 5 Montezuma's concession of power, 1520 6 New evidence about the death of Catalina 7 Cortés, art and loyalty 8 Diego Velázquez's punishments CHAPTER NOTES SOURCES INDEX
Contents ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE NOTES I ANCIENT MEXICO 1 Harmony and order 2 Palace of the white sedges 3 I see misfortune come 4 Not with love but with fear II SPAIN OF THE GOLDEN AGE 5 The golden years begin 6 The Pope must have been drunk 7 Better lands have never been discovered 8 What I saw was so splendid 9 A great Lord born in brocade 10 Sweating, hunger and hard work III TO KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE LAND 11 A gentlemanly pirate 12 The advantage of having horse and cannon 13 As much as where Solomon took the gold for the temple 14 A dragon's head for a "Florentine" glass 15 They received him with trumpets 16 If I continue, shall I win? 17 To leave none of us alive 18 This cruelty restored order 19 Another new world of great cities and towers IV CORTÉS AND MONTEZUMA 20 An image of Quetzalcoatl 21 Bees and spiders make works of art 22 Something must be done for the Lord V CORTÉS' PLANS UNDONE 23 The King, our lord, is more King than other Kings 24 A voice very deep and hoarse as if it came from a vault 25 To cut off Don Hernando's ears 26 The blood of the chieftains ran like water 27 As a song you were born, Montezuma 28 Fortune spins her wheel VI THE SPANISH RECOVERY 29 The sweetness of death by the obsidian knife 30 It was convenient to impose the said punishment 31 My principal intention and motive in making this war 32 They were all lords VII THE BATTLE FOR TENOCHTITLAN 33 Remember the bold hearts 34 A great harvest of captives 35 Such mad dogs VIII AFTERMATH 36 The general exodus 37 The songs and voices scarcely ceased 38 The clause in Adam's will which excludes France 39 An absolute monarch EPILOGUE GLOSSARY APPENDICES I The population of old Mexico II A summary of Montezuma's tribute III Mexican calendars IV Spanish money c. 1520 V Cortés' ladies GENEALOGIES I The emperors of Mexico II The Spanish and imperial royal families III Cortés and his relations IV The transformation of the Mexican royal family V Cortés' arrival in the nobility UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS 1 Cortés' father Martín Cortés in Medellín 2 Cortés' grandfather Diego Alfon Altamirano 3 Cortés' journey to America, 1506 4 A letter from Cortés in Mexico, 6 July 1519 5 Montezuma's concession of power, 1520 6 New evidence about the death of Catalina 7 Cortés, art and loyalty 8 Diego Velázquez's punishments CHAPTER NOTES SOURCES INDEX
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