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History of the Conquest of Mexico | Free audiobook | Digitalbook.io
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History of the Conquest of Mexico

History of the Conquest of Mexico

by William H. Prescott
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  • Genres: 
    History
  • Languages: 
    English
  • Provider: Librivox
  • Price: $0.00
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(Note: This project had some missing and duplicate sections. This has been corrected as of July 9, 2010. The affected sections were 12, 13, 27, 28, 33, & 34.) Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet never did I breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold. Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacific - and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise - Silent, upon a peak in Darien. - Keats Prescott’s classic and beautifully written work describes what Cortez and his men went on to do, and how it was that they came to destroy the empire of the Aztecs - Written by hefyd
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  • 01
    Bk1, C1-Ancient Mexico,its climate and its products
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  • 02
    Bk1,C2-Succession to the crown, Aztec nobility
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  • 03
    Bk1,C3-Mexican mythology,the sacerdotal order
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    Bk1,C4-Mexican hieroglyphics,manuscripts
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    Bk1,C5-Aztec agriculture,the mechanical arts
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  • 06
    Bk1,C6-The Tezcucans,their golden age
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  • 07
    Bk2,C1-Spain under Charles V,progress of discovery
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  • 08
    Bk2, C2-Hernando Cortes,his early life
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  • 09
    Bk2,C3-Jealousy of Velasquez,Cortes embarks
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  • 10
    Bk2,C4-Voyage to Cozumel,conversion of the natives
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  • 11
    Bk2,C5-Voyage along the coast,Dona Marina
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  • 12
    Bk2,C6-Account of Montezuma,state of his empire
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  • 13
    Bk2,C7-Troubles in the camp,plan for a colony
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    Bk2,C8-Another Aztec embassy,destruction of idols
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  • 15
    Bk3,C1-Proceedings at Cempoalla,the Spaniards climb the tableland
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  • 16
    Bk3,C2-Republic of Tlascala, its institutions
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  • 17
    Bk3, C3-Decisive victory, Indian council
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    Bk3,C4-Discontents in the army,Tlascalan spies
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  • 19
    Bk3,C5-Spaniards enter Tlascala,a description of the capital
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  • 20
    Bk3,C6-City of Cholula, great temple
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  • 21
    Bk3, C7-Terrible massacre,tranquillity restored
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  • 22
    Bk3, C8-March resumed,valley of Mexico
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  • 23
    Bk3,C9-Environs of Mexico,interview with Montezuma
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  • 24
    Bk4,C1-Tezcucan lake,description of the capital
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  • 25
    Bk4,C2-Market of Mexico, great temple
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    Bk4,C3-Anxiety of Cortes,seizure of Montezuma
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    Bk4,C4-Montezuma's deportment,his life in the Spanish quarters
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  • 28
    Bk4,C5-Montezuma swears allegiance to Spain,royal treasures
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  • 29
    Bk4,C6-Fate of Cortes' emissaries
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  • 30
    Bk4,C7-Cortes descends from the tableland,negotiates with Narvaez
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    Bk4,C8-Discontent of the troops,insurrection in the capital
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    Bk5,C1-Desperate assault on the quarters,fury of the Mexicans
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    Bk5, C2-Storming of the great temple,spirit of the Aztecs
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  • 34
    Bk5, C3-Council of war,Spaniards evacuate the city
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    Bk5, C4-The Spaniards retreat,distresses of the army
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    Bk5,C5-Arrival in Tlascala,friendly reception
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    Bk5, C6-War with the surrounding tribes,successes of the Spaniards
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  • 38
    Bk5,C7-Guatemozin,new emperor of the Aztecs,preparations for the march
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  • 39
    Bk6,C1-Arrangements at Tezcuco,sack of Iztapalapan
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  • 40
    Bk6,C2-Cortes reconnoitres the capital,occupies Tacuba
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  • 41
    Bk6,C3-Second reconnoitring expedition,the capture of Cuernavaca
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  • 42
    Bk6,C4-Conspiracy in the army, brigantines launched
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  • 43
    Bk6,C5-Indian flotilla defeated,the causeways occupied
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  • 44
    Bk6, C6-General assault on the city,defeat of the Spaniards
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  • 45
    Bk6, C7-Success of the Spaniards, fruitless offers to Guatemozin
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  • 46
    Bk6, C8-Dreadful sufferings of the besieged,spirit of Guatemozin
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  • 47
    Bk7, C1-Torture of Guatemozin,submission of the country
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  • 48
    Bk7, C2-Modern Mexico,settlement of the country
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    Bk7, C3-Defection of Olid,dreadful march to Honduras
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    Bk7, C4-Disturbances in Mexico,return of Cortes
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  • 51
    Bk7, C5-Cortes revisits Mexico,retires to his estates
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