Description: Tells how the Aztecs established an empire in Mexico and what happened when they, led by Montezuma, encountered Cortâes and the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.
Synopsis Tells how the Aztecs established an empire in Mexico and what happened when they, led by Montezuma, encountered Cortâes and the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.
Details
Publication Date:
1994-04-01
Edition Description:
Illustrated
Size
Height:
10.5 in
Width:
9.5 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
16.8 oz
Publisher's Note An account of the establishment of the Aztec empire in Mexico and of the terrible battle between the Aztecs and the Spaniards known as the Sad Night.
The history of the Aztec empire in Mexico and its conquest by Spain is a colorful and often violent story. One eventful chapter is recounted here in simple, straightforward text, concluding with the recent discovery in Mexico City of Aztec gold dropped by Spanish soldiers on that fateful night. Features intricate and richly colored art, executed in the style of Aztec codex art.