Hernán Cortés : inventor de México / Juan Miralles Ostos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miralles Ostos, Juan.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Tiempo de memoria ; 14.

Tiempo de memoria ; 14

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.

Cortés, Hernán.

Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540.

Mexico.

History.

Conquerors--Mexico--Biography.

Conquerors.

Conquerors--Spain--Biography.

Spain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

694 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

1a. edición.

Place of Publication:

Barcelona : Tusquets Editores, 2001.

Summary:

Everyone is familiar with the figure of Hernan Cortes, and most readers probably have an opinion about his role in history, which is usually seen either in a very negative light (especially in Mexico) or with uncritical admiration. Both versions are far from the truth of this man's life. Juan Miralles has spent nearly thirty years of his life researching the person behind the conquistador and has put together all that information in this definitive biography of Cortes. It contains the finest distillation of first-hand accounts and rejects doubtful elements in order to present a thorough and critical portrait of this historical character. This book will change the stereotypical images maintained about the people and events that surrounded Cortes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 639-694).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

8483107589

OCLC:

48256782