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Five Letters 1519-1526

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First published in 1928.
‘These letters, well edited tell of a great conqueror, fighting for God and his king, and reveal the might proportions of the actually Elizabethan character that was once Hernando Cortés.’ Times Literary Supplement.
Cortés’s letters to the Emperor from Mexico are half-letters, half-despatches. The letters were all written between 1519 and 1526.
Letter One: Regardless of the original never having been recovered, there’s little doubt about the contents of this letter. The earliest discoveries of the mainland from 1517 onwards are outlined.
Letter Two: Arguably the most dramatic of the five, this letter opens with the advance into the heart of the hostile country and the capture of the monarch.
Letter Three: This letter covers the advance of Cortés into Culua, the assault on the capital itself and the quite a lot of enterprises undertaken by the Conqueror to extend his power all the way through Mexico.
Letter Four: This letter is basically concerned with organizational affairs, with the talk over with of Garay, causing rise up in Pánuco, and concluding with the Frenchman’s death, being crucial incident.
Letter Five: Beginning with the start of the expedition to Honduras, and chronicling the trials and tribulations of the daring journey, this letter ends with an account of Cortés’ triumphant return to the post of Governor after several years’ absence.

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