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“Some readers who have visited New Spain, and other interested persons who have not, may be aware that Mexico was a very large city, built in the water like Venice, and governed by a great prince called Montezuma, who was a king of many neighbouring lands and ruled over the whole of New Spain, which is a country twice the size of out own.”

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Book:The Conquest of New Spain

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The Conquest of New Spain

This book provides an in-depth examination of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and the subsequent colonization of New Spain, offering insights into the political, social, and cultural dynamics of the time. more

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Bernal Díaz del Castillo

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