The Conquistadors

Description:

Traces the careers and conquests of Cortez and Pizarro in elaborate, colorful, well-documented detail. The interest and historical value of the book are enhanced by many illustrations, in both color and black and white, including old paintings, drawings and engravings, photographs and maps.

subjects: History,  aztecs,  the conquistadors,  inca empire,  the incas,  human sacrifice,  HISTORIA,  Conquistadores,  PERU,  MEXICO,  Mexico, history, conquest, 1519-1540,  Peru, history, to 1548,  Conquest of Peru (1522-1548) fast (OCoLC)fst01352533,  Conquest of Mexico (1519-1540) fast (OCoLC)fst01352532

People: Diego de almagro,  pedro de alvarado,  emperor charles,  hernando cortés,  bernal (de castillo) diaz,  garcilaso de la vega,  doña marina (aztec princess),  moctezuma II,  francisco pizarro,  hernando de soto,  diego velásquez,  Francisco Pizarro (approximately 1475-1541),  Hernando Cortes Marquis del Valle de Oaxaia (1485-1547),  Herna n Corte s (1485-1547)

Places: The andes,  cajamarca,  cuba,  cuzco,  ecuador,  granada,  guatamala,  hispaniola,  jamaica,  lima,  machu picchu,  Peru,  Mexico,  santo domingo,  seville,  spain,  tacuba,  tenochtitlan,  teocallis (mexican pyramids),  texcoco,  tlaxcala,  tumbes (peru),  vera cruz,  yucatán

Times: Conquest, 1522-1548,  Conquest, 1519-1540,  DESCUBRIMIENTO Y CONQUISTA, 1519-1536,  DESCUBRIMIENTO Y CONQUISTA, 1517-1521