A highly readable narrative of the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish Conquest, incorporating the perspectives of many Native groups, Black slaves, and the conquistadors. Five hundred years ago, a flotilla landed on the coast of Yucatán under the command of the Spanish conquistador Hérnan Cortés. While the official goal of the expedition was to explore and to expand the Christian faith, everyone involved knew that it was primarily about gold and the hunt for slaves.

Translation of: Conquistadoren und Azteken: Cortés und die Eroberung Mexikos.

Setting off for the New World -The expedition begins - The world of the Mexica - Totonacapan - Tlaxcala - Tenochtitlan - War and destruction - Endless conquest - The legacy of the conquest.