La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityRandom House, 1988 - 640 σελίδες The 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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... monarch , the remainder was distributed to his men . Each cavalryman received the equivalent of 80 pesos , and each foot soldier 50 or 60 pesos - a pittance , an outrage for men who had suffered every ordeal ! 2 The Spaniards returned ...
... monarch , the remainder was distributed to his men . Each cavalryman received the equivalent of 80 pesos , and each foot soldier 50 or 60 pesos - a pittance , an outrage for men who had suffered every ordeal ! 2 The Spaniards returned ...
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... monarch tempered his joy with distrust of this daring , independent warrior . The Revolt of the Co- muneros had not yet been quelled , and Cortés's insubordination - no matter how extraordinarily beneficial it might prove to the Crown ...
... monarch tempered his joy with distrust of this daring , independent warrior . The Revolt of the Co- muneros had not yet been quelled , and Cortés's insubordination - no matter how extraordinarily beneficial it might prove to the Crown ...
Σελίδα 136
... monarch . Charles might have been inclined to dismiss the sordid affair as an aberration or personal tragedy , except that guile and timely misfortune seemed to be a pattern in Cortés's conduct . Earlier in 1522 , for ex- ample , Cortés ...
... monarch . Charles might have been inclined to dismiss the sordid affair as an aberration or personal tragedy , except that guile and timely misfortune seemed to be a pattern in Cortés's conduct . Earlier in 1522 , for ex- ample , Cortés ...
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Prologue 3 | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 11 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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