CULTURAL READINGS: Colonization & Print in the Americas
Jay I. Kislak Foundation |
Hernando Cortés, Manuscript document. Original: "Temixtitan"[Mexico City], |
| Despite resistance from the Spanish Crown, Cortés planned a new Mexican colonial society as deliberately as he had planned Mexican conquest. Part of that effort involved securing the allegiance of important Aztecs. In this 18th century copy of a manuscript dated 1526, Cortés recounts his conquest and explains the importance of Montezuma's aid to the conquerors as justification for granting a large dowry, consisting mainly of land, to Doña Isabel Montezuma, eldest daughter of the Aztec emperor. | |
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