Ramón Tamames discusses Hernán Cortés with beautiful writing in this dazzling scenario. The story is surrounded by contemporary protagonists, such as Moctezuma, Malinche, Cuauhtémoc, Carlos V, Father Las Casas, Governor Velázquez, Pizarro, Alvarado, Sandoval, Bernardino de Sahagún, Vasco de Quiroga and many other characters and events that make up Spanish America. An indispensable book for Spanish speakers. These pages cover the vision of Hernán Cortés from a global approach - within the framework of the great discoveries and events of the 16th century world, which promoted world trade, miscegenation and the spread of Christianity - as a brave soldier, great entrepreneur of his own project, intelligent diplomat and statesman creator of the new Spain.
