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Title: Powerful documents that prove Cortes started the "Cortes is
Review: This book is an excellent new translation of five letters to Charles V, the HRE, four written by Cortes. The first letter, not written by Cortes, seems to have been written with Cortes leaning over the writer's shoulder, for it fits in perfectly with the four Cortes letters, both in sequence and in theme.The running theme of all five letters seems to be this: Cortes is a great man who works to bring wealth and glory to Charles V, while overcoming amazing obsticles presented by both Indian and Spanish sources.What can be learned from these letters? Not much that can be trusted, other than Cortes is good at "selling" Cortes to the royal court.The letters are full of obvious exagerations and vast silences.
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