Project Gutenberg 2019-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 212 Campe, Joachim Heinrich 1746 1818 Campe, J. H. (Joachim Heinrich) Upton, George P. (George Putnam) 1834 1919 Upton, George Putnam 11025109 Hernando Cortes Life Stories for Young People Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Hernando Cortes" by Joachim Heinrich Campe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the tumultuous and often brutal history of Hernando Cortes and his conquest of the Aztec Empire, providing insights into the actions and motivations of key figures like Montezuma and Guatemozin. The narrative explores themes of courage, ambition, and the dark consequences of colonial greed. The opening of the book sets the stage for Cortes' extraordinary journey, detailing the initial explorations that brought the Spanish to Mexico and how their encounters with the indigenous people began. It introduces Cortes as a person of undeniable courage and ambition, yet marked by infamous savagery in his quest for gold and power. The text vividly describes early confrontations between the Spanish and the natives, highlighting the complex dynamics of cruelty and resistance. As Cortes plots his course toward the Mexican Empire, readers are left to ponder the implications of his actions and the fate of the indigenous peoples caught in the wake of conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547 -- Juvenile literature Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature F1201 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 281024 2025-06-23T16:18:58.249861 text/html 275444 2019-06-11T15:46:18 text/html 1434985 2025-06-23T16:19:05.305778 application/epub+zip 1442092 2025-06-23T16:19:00.703818 application/epub+zip 176233 2025-06-23T16:18:59.448815 application/epub+zip 1526497 2025-06-23T16:19:08.564774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1490698 2025-06-23T16:19:04.189951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238442 2022-09-27T02:29:12.258721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248762 2025-06-23T16:18:57.671896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248952 2019-06-11T15:46:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19825 2025-06-23T16:19:08.726774 application/rdf+xml 15080 2025-06-23T16:18:59.557857 image/jpeg 2393 2025-06-23T16:18:59.506804 image/jpeg 90611 2019-06-11T15:46:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1376992 2019-06-11T15:46:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1380610 2025-06-23T16:18:58.305841 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia