Project Gutenberg 2010-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 312 Bird, Robert Montgomery 1806 1854 Bird, R. M. (Robert Montgomery) Bird, Robert M. (Robert Montgomery) Lee, Sheppard Calavar; or, The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico E-text prepared by Julia Miller, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Calavar; or, The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico" by Robert Montgomery Bird is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the Spanish conquest of Mexico, particularly focusing on the early exploits of Hernán Cortés and his encounters with the Aztecs. Through its rich, descriptive narrative, the book aims to explore themes of civilization versus barbarism, honor, and the complexities of conquest. At the start of the narrative, set in 1520, the arrival of a Spanish fleet in Mexico is described, highlighting the mixed motivations of its crew—ranging from glory to greed. Among them is the noble Don Amador de Leste, whose lofty ideals and disdain for the perceived cowardice of the indigenous people set him apart. He dreams of adventure, glory, and conversion of the native populations. The dialogue between him and the ship’s captain reveals their shared ambitions for the land ahead, while foreshadowing Amador's deeper involvement in the unfolding drama of conquest. A prominent figure mentioned is Calavar, a relative of Amador who is implied to be in need of rescue following the chaos surrounding the conquest, setting up the central conflict of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34121/34121-h/images/front.jpg Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1169835 2025-08-14T04:59:59.886747 text/html 1179463 2010-10-23T17:42:31 text/html 652581 2025-08-14T05:00:14.063668 application/epub+zip 670216 2025-08-14T05:00:04.217774 application/epub+zip 520696 2025-08-14T05:00:02.557761 application/epub+zip 1153737 2025-08-14T05:00:22.134172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1103994 2025-08-14T05:00:12.980673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784070 2022-09-15T13:42:58.257448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1133284 2025-08-14T04:59:58.330753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1132787 2010-10-23T17:38:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1132796 2010-10-23T17:38:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21044 2025-08-14T05:00:22.285142 application/rdf+xml 24698 2025-08-14T05:00:03.132744 image/jpeg 4597 2025-08-14T05:00:02.842721 image/jpeg 432917 2010-10-23T17:38:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 550285 2010-10-23T17:46:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 432798 2010-10-23T17:38:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 642488 2025-08-14T04:59:59.991772 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia