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112 pp.
| Lucent |
March, 2000 |
LibraryISBN 1-56006-620-2$$23.70
(4)
YAHistory's Great Defeats series.
The sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of Mexico is related in a dry text that provides historical background, posits various theories on why the Aztec ruler Montezuma didn't fight against the invasion, and explains the advantages that the conquistadors had over the Aztecs. Information boxes contain extensive quotes from primary and secondary sources; black-and-white reproductions illustrate the text. Time lines are included. Bib., glos., ind.