Conquistador
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Conquistador
Buddy Levy
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2022–2025.
What people on Hacker News said
How Cortes conquered the Aztecs with 400 men and 16 horses.
If you are a fan of history, Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs by Buddy Levy is a fantastic read.
Prior to reading this book, I naively assumed Cortes waltzed into Meso America and took over, this is a well sourced historical account of everything that happened that led to the fall of Tenochtitlan.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Books about people who did hard things 2025 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2022 and recommend for 2023 2022 · 1 recommendation