Second Letter from Hernan Cortes Page 14
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Title
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Second Letter from Hernan Cortes Page 14
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Rights
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World Digital Library. Public Domain.
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Creator
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Hernan Cortes (1485- 1547)
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Date
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1524
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Description
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Page 14 of the Second Letter of Hernan Cortes shows a hand colored map of Tenochitlan prior to Spanish Conquest. The entirety of the letter has been translated from Spanish into Latin. It shows the city center with homes that surround that area. The city is shown in the middle of a body of water with roads leading to the land around it.
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Format
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Book. 32 cm.
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Language
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Spanish. Latin.
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Publisher
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The Newberry Library.
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Contributor
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Raven Burns
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Identifier
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The Newberry Library. VAULT Ayer 655.51 .C8 1524d.
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Subject
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hernan cortes; tenochitlian; mexico city; spanish conquest; map; spanish colonization.
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Source
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Jpeg file. Library of Congress. 10/20/2023. https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_19994/?sp=14&st=image&r=0.062,0.323,0.763,0.407,0
