The First Letter from New Spain: The Lost Petition of Cortés and His Company, June 20, 1519 by Helen Nader, John F. Schwaller

The First Letter from New Spain: The Lost Petition of Cortés and His Company, June 20, 1519

Helen Nader, John F. Schwaller

316 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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The founding of la Villa Rica de la Veracruz (the rich town of the True Cross) is prominently mentioned in histories of the conquest of Mexico, but scant primary documentation of the provocative act exists. During a research session at the Spanish...

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