Restall, Matthew

When Montezuma Met Cortes: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

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ISBN 13:: 9780062427274
author:: Restall, Matthew
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Ecco Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 560
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 centimetres (0
Genre:: History, Latin America, Mexico
Condition:: New
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A dramatic reevaluation of the encounter between two of history's most influential figures is presented in this book. The meeting between Hernando Cortés and Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, in 1519, is reexamined in a comprehensive and revisionist account. Drawing on rare primary sources and overlooked accounts, the author explores the posthumous reputations, achievements and failures of both Cortés and Montezuma, and the worlds in which they lived. This sweeping narrative challenges our view of the history of the Americas and the nature of history itself. The traditional narrative of Cortés's military genius and Montezuma's cowardice is overturned in this book, which offers a fresh perspective on a pivotal moment in modern civilization. By examining the complexities of their encounter and the contexts in which they lived, the author sheds new light on the events that led to the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the European colonization of the Americas. Through a detailed and engaging account, the author calls into question our assumptions about the history of the Americas and the nature of historical narrative. This book is a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of a pivotal moment in modern civilization.

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