For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs and Spanish conquistadors is the obsession of a lifetime. He brings it to life in “You Dreamed of Empires.”
Tag: Cortes, Hernan (1485-1547)
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A Stolen 1527 Record Signed by Cortés Will Be Returned to Mexico
The receipt bearing the signature of the conquistador was taken some 30 years ago. It turned up at an auction in Massachusetts, and the F.B.I. stepped in.