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These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortés, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. They describe the earliest discoveries of the mainland, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cortés' power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world.… (mere)
Las Cartas de relación escritas por Hernán Cortés, fueron dirigidas al emperador Carlos V. En estas cartas, Cortés describe su viaje a México, su llegada a Tenochtitlán, capital del imperio azteca, y algunos de los eventos que resultarían en la conquista de México. ( )
El capitán Cortés redacta estas cartas para relatarle al Rey de España sus avances militares, para adularlo también, lo notamos en el lenguaje que utiliza. La importancia de esta obra para la literatura es rescatar las primeras impresiones que se tuvieron de una cultura a punto de ser aniquilada. ( )
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We have reason to believe that Your Royal Highnesses have been informed, by letters of Diego Velázquez, the admiral's lieutenant in the island of Fernandina (Cuba), of a new land that was discovered in these parts some two years ago more or less, and which was first called Cozumel and later Yucatan, without it being either the one or the other as Your Royal Highnesses shall see from our report.
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I can only say, for my part, that even though I fall still further from Your Majesty's favor, I shall not cease to give my services, for it is not possible that Your Majesty should fail to recognize my services in time; but, even should this happen, I will be content with doing my duty and knowing that all the world knows of my services and the loyalty with which I perform them, and I want no other inheritance for my children save this.
These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortés, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. They describe the earliest discoveries of the mainland, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cortés' power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world.
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