Cortes, Hernando; introduction and notes by George Folsom; The Despatches of Hernando Cortes : The Conqueror of Mexico, Addressed to the Emperor Charles V : written during the conquest, and containing a narrative of its events. Now first translated into English from the original Spanish with an Introduction and Notes by George Folsom; New York: Wiley and Putnam 1843. 1st English Language Edition. Xii, 431 pages. Hardcover
Spanish Empire - 16th Century Conquest of Mexico Aztec History Hernando Cortes - Letters Spanish History - 16th Century Aztec Culture Conquistadors
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First English language translation, by Harvard graduate, lawyer and politician George Folsom, a member of both the American Antiquarian Society and the New York Historical Society. "Cortes' own Letters or Despatches to the Emperor Charles V furnish us with the most interesting and important material for the study of the conquest of Mexico. These letters were written in the very midst of the very scenes described, and were published (all at least after the First Letter, of which no trace has been found) as they were received in Spain. ... The Second, Third and Fourth Letters have been translated into English by George Folsom and published in a single volume ..." - Old South Leaflets, # 35, pages 11-12.

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