02457cam a22003613u 4500 59732 UtSlPG 20260610134357.0 m cr n 260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 11025109 UtSlPG en iso639-1 F1201 Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818 Hernando Cortes Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2019 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Life Stories for Young People Release date is 2019-06-11 Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Hernando Cortes" by Joachim Heinrich Campe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the tumultuous and often brutal history of Hernando Cortes and his conquest of the Aztec Empire, providing insights into the actions and motivations of key figures like Montezuma and Guatemozin. The narrative explores themes of courage, ambition, and the dark consequences of colonial greed. The opening of the book sets the stage for Cortes' extraordinary journey, detailing the initial explorations that brought the Spanish to Mexico and how their encounters with the indigenous people began. It introduces Cortes as a person of undeniable courage and ambition, yet marked by infamous savagery in his quest for gold and power. The text vividly describes early confrontations between the Spanish and the natives, highlighting the complex dynamics of cruelty and resistance. As Cortes plots his course toward the Mexican Empire, readers are left to ponder the implications of his actions and the fate of the indigenous peoples caught in the wake of conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547 -- Juvenile literature Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature Upton, George P. (George Putnam), 1834-1919 Life Stories for Young People https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59732 100558 100558