History of the Conquest of Mexico (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Mexico's rich culture has long fascinted scholars, with stories of ancient civilizations and great conquerors. This history expounds upon the virtures of Mexico while seeking to explain the tragedy of the country's defeat in terms of its neighboring civilizations. Ther arrival of the Spaniards forever altered and in many ways curtailed indigenous cultural development in Mesoamearica: but, so too, began the history and culture, forever enriched by its dual heritage, of modern Mexico as we know ti today.