The historicity of the chroniclers on the conquest of Mexico.

The general purpose of this thesis in to explore the writings of the chroniclers, both old and new, searching for consistencies, inconsistencies, and personal reflections of those chroniclers pertaining to the Conquest of Mexico. Few of us forget that Cortés was the conqueror of Mexico City, but fewer of us remember that for nearly two decades after the fall of the Aztec capital he was the outstanding figure in a series of brilliant movements which added the vast region of Central Mexico to the Spanish Empire. As it is impossible to make a comprehensive study of so lengthy a period of history, this discussion will be limited chiefly to Cortés' first trip to Mexico and to his final siege of the Aztec capital, covering a period of approximately two years, (1519-1521). The siege, itself, took place during the months of May, June, July, and August of the year 1521--a very bloody and troubled period, indeed, in the History of Mexico.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

1946

Author dc:creator

• Walker, Thomas F.

• Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.
• Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540.

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Language dc:language.iso

en

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https://hdl.handle.net/2104/13891

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oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/13891