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In the spring of 1519, the Spanish adventurer Hernán Cortés landed on the deserted coast of Mexico. A few months later, the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán surrendered to the Spaniards without a battle, and the all-powerful ruler Motecuhzoma became Cortés’s humble vassal.

This book, drawing on both Indigenous and Spanish sources, explains the reasons behind the rapid downfall of the most advanced Native American civilization in the New World.

Richly illustrated and accompanied by original commentary, it is a book for all those interested in history.