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The convergence of Cortés and Montezuma is the most emblematic event in the birth of what would come to be called "America."
Landing on the Mexican coast on Good Friday, 1519, Hernán Cortés felt himself the bearer of a divine burden to conquer and convert the first advanced civilization Europeans had yet encountered in the West. For Montezuma, leader of the Mexicans, April 21, 1519 (known in their sophisticated astronomical system as 9 Wind Day) was the precise date of a dire prophesy: the return of Quetzalcoatl, a fearsome god predicted to arrive by ship, from the East, with light skin, a black beard, robed in black—exactly as Cortés would. The ensuing drama is described by eminent historian Maurice Collis in a style that is equal parts story and scholarship. Though its consequences have been treated by writers as diverse as D.H. Lawrence and Charles Olson, never before have the facts of this event been rendered with such extraordinary clarity and elegance.
目录
Introduction p. 11
Cortes in the West Indies p. 21
The Discovery of Mexico p. 25
Cortes Sets Out p. 33
Cortes Arrives in Mexico p. 40
Montezuma p. 48
The Landing of Cortes-Quetzalcoatl p. 61
Cortes Tricks Velazquez p. 69
Cortes Prepares p. 79
Cortes Marches on Mexico p. 86
Cortes at Tlaxcala p. 102
Cortes at Cholula p. 107
Montezuma and Cortes Meet p. 113
Montezuma Converses with Cortes p. 126
Cortes Confines Montezuma p. 136
Montezuma Bows to His Fate p. 144
Montezuma's Treasure p. 149
The Installation of the Virgin p. 158
The Smoking Mirror Demands Cortes' Death p. 162
Velazquez's Counterstroke is Defeated p. 166
The Mexicans Rise Against Cortes p. 178
The Death of Montezuma p. 182
Cortes Flees from Mexico City p. 193
The Magical Battle of Otumba p. 198
Cortes Recuperates at Tlaxcala p. 205
Cortes Beleaguers Mexico City p. 210
Cortes Storms Mexico City p. 223
Postscript p. 230
Table of Dates p. 243
Index p. 246
Cortes in the West Indies p. 21
The Discovery of Mexico p. 25
Cortes Sets Out p. 33
Cortes Arrives in Mexico p. 40
Montezuma p. 48
The Landing of Cortes-Quetzalcoatl p. 61
Cortes Tricks Velazquez p. 69
Cortes Prepares p. 79
Cortes Marches on Mexico p. 86
Cortes at Tlaxcala p. 102
Cortes at Cholula p. 107
Montezuma and Cortes Meet p. 113
Montezuma Converses with Cortes p. 126
Cortes Confines Montezuma p. 136
Montezuma Bows to His Fate p. 144
Montezuma's Treasure p. 149
The Installation of the Virgin p. 158
The Smoking Mirror Demands Cortes' Death p. 162
Velazquez's Counterstroke is Defeated p. 166
The Mexicans Rise Against Cortes p. 178
The Death of Montezuma p. 182
Cortes Flees from Mexico City p. 193
The Magical Battle of Otumba p. 198
Cortes Recuperates at Tlaxcala p. 205
Cortes Beleaguers Mexico City p. 210
Cortes Storms Mexico City p. 223
Postscript p. 230
Table of Dates p. 243
Index p. 246
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