La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityThe history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. |
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In atonement for his lapse in faith , Motecuhzoma ordered great levies of
sacrificial victims from his vassal tribes , especially those rumored to be near
rebellion . More than ever before , human flesh became a staple at banquets for
the warriors ...
In atonement for his lapse in faith , Motecuhzoma ordered great levies of
sacrificial victims from his vassal tribes , especially those rumored to be near
rebellion . More than ever before , human flesh became a staple at banquets for
the warriors ...
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He could now begin to devise a sophisticated strategy to deal with Motecuhzoma
. He would build alliances with vassal tribes without openly declaring his enmity
toward the Aztecs . Even while Cortés was negotiating with the Totonac ...
He could now begin to devise a sophisticated strategy to deal with Motecuhzoma
. He would build alliances with vassal tribes without openly declaring his enmity
toward the Aztecs . Even while Cortés was negotiating with the Totonac ...
Σελίδα 114
Motecuhzoma pleaded that his son and two daughters be taken as hostages in
his place . “ What will my chieftains say if they see me taken off as a prisoner ? ”
asked the king , afraid that he would lose the throne if his nobles suspected he
had ...
Motecuhzoma pleaded that his son and two daughters be taken as hostages in
his place . “ What will my chieftains say if they see me taken off as a prisoner ? ”
asked the king , afraid that he would lose the throne if his nobles suspected he
had ...
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 11 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City |
| Συγγραφέας | Jonathan Kandell |
| Έκδοση | εικονογραφημένη |
| Εκδότης | Random House, 1988 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | το Πανεπιστήμιο του Μίτσιγκαν |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 25 Σεπτ. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394540697, 9780394540696 |
| Μέγεθος | 640 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |