Aztec The Story of Cortes and la Malinche

<p><b>Yucatan, 1519:</b> Hernan Cortes is penniless and landless but in his heart he knows he is destined to be a king. Consumed with ambition, he sails from Cuba with 500 men to explore the coast of the lands to the west.<br> <br> He takes prisoner a young Mayan princess, Malinali. Her father has been murdered by the country's overlords, the Mexica, on the orders of their emperor, Montezuma. She hungers for revenge.<br> <br> She became Cortes's lover, devoting herself to the man she believes to be a living god. With just five hundred men, Cortes sets out from the coast to conquer a nation of millions. It seems utterly impossible - until she shows him how it can be done.<br> <br> But at what cost?<br> <br> Their astonishing journey to the heart of ancient Mexico and the eventual conquest of the Aztec nation is one of the most astonishing and tragic stories in history. Cortes has his conquest and Malinali has her revenge - but neither of them could foresee the cost for the country - or for themselves.<br> <br> Aztec spent four months on the best sellers lists in Mexico.<br> <br> <b>This 2021 edition corrects previous transcription issues in the Kindle version.</b><br></p>