With Cortes the Conqueror

by Virginia Watson

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352 pages, Hardcover

First published July 13, 2015

Reviews

[Jaide · Rating 2 out of 5]

The old illustrations were fantastic, and the historical accuracy of Aztec daily life was fascinating. Of course, it was very plot-driven, with characters there just to do the author’s bidding and admire Cortes.
Virginia Watson is a talented writer; so much so that after an entire chapter of Fernando seized, stripped and tied to an altar with a priest about to cut his still-beating heart out...Yeah, I’m horrified and not invested enough to finish.

[Robert Clancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I purchased this book on eBay because of the illustrations by famous 20th Century illustrator Frank E. Schoonover. Published in 1917, it reminded me of an illustrated edition of Treasure Island or Kidnapped illustrated by Wyeth. The story follows the true story/history of Cortes and his conquistador's capture of Montezuma and vanquishing of the Aztec empire, but through the characters of three young men, one Spanish, one Aztec and one Tscalan. The interaction of these three "heroes" is fanciful and very unlikely but it makes for a good adventure story added on to the history of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. This would make an excellent book for an 8th - 12th grade student. Sugar-coated history.