Author: Trueba Y Cosio, Don Telesforo De
Title: Life Of Hernan Cortes
Description: printed for Constable & Co, Edinburgh & Hurst, Chance & Co, London, 1829, 1st edition. Half calf over marbled boards, P+. [ii]+2+ii+11-344pp, engraved title, letterpress title, spine defective with the lower portion missing & the remainder split, pages tanned, a copy in need of some TLC. Constable's Miscellany vol XLIX. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ A life of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano [ 1485 - 1537 ] who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cossío [ 1799 - 1835 ] Spanish author & politician. The engraved title contains a vignette - 'Montezuma shows Cortes his Idols'.

Keywords: spanish history, mexican history, aztecs, conquistadores