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 . Motecuhzoma was bewildered . Through his envoys , he upbraided Cortés for fomenting treason among his vassals and encouraging them not to pay tribute . Cortés told Motecuhzoma that he had no choice because the monarch had ...
... monarch . Motecuhzoma was bewildered . Through his envoys , he upbraided Cortés for fomenting treason among his vassals and encouraging them not to pay tribute . Cortés told Motecuhzoma that he had no choice because the monarch had ...
Σελίδα 127
... 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 2 > a The Spaniards ...
... 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 2 > a The Spaniards ...
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... monarch tempered his joy with distrust of this daring , independent warrior . The Revolt of the Comuneros had not yet been quelled , and Cortés's insubordination — no matter how extraordinarily beneficial it might prove to the ...
... monarch tempered his joy with distrust of this daring , independent warrior . The Revolt of the Comuneros had not yet been quelled , and Cortés's insubordination — no matter how extraordinarily beneficial it might prove to the ...
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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