Mexico And the Life of the Conqueror Fernando Cortes

1873. Part Two of Two. Prescott, is a renowned American historian who chronicled the rise and fall of the Spanish empire. Engrossed by the history of Spain, he committed himself to tracing its development into a world power. Employing secretaries to read him manuscripts sent from Spanish archives, Prescott set about writing a work of sound scholarship that would also interest a general audience. In this work he writes the history of Fernando Cortes, the man who subjugated the Aztec people. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.