Fall of the Mexica
Hernan Cortes. Montezuma. The Conquest of Mexico. Part 6 of Conquest of the Americas
Jesse gives his take on the classic and epic tale of the conquest of Mexico feat. Hernán Cortés, Moctezuma II, et al. He asks important questions as well, like, "Do you believe in human sacrifice?"
Body Count Podcast
Primary Sources
Letters from Hernán Cortés
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2)
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)
The Conquistadors, Edited and translated by Patricia de Fuentes
Victors and Vanquished, Edited by Stuart B. Schwartz
The Broken Spears, Miguel Leon-Portilla
Secondary Sources
Latin American Civilization edited by Benjamin Keen
The History of Latin America, Marshall Eakin
Mexico and the Spanish Conquest, Ross Hassig
De Orbe Novo, Peter Martyr
The Course of Mexican History, Meyer, Sherman, Deeds
The European Discovery of America, Samuel Elliot Morrison
The Aztecs, Michael Smith
Conquest, Hugh Thomas
History of the Conquest of Mexico, William Prescott
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Body Count Podcast
Primary Sources
Letters from Hernán Cortés
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2)
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)
The Conquistadors, Edited and translated by Patricia de Fuentes
Victors and Vanquished, Edited by Stuart B. Schwartz
The Broken Spears, Miguel Leon-Portilla
Secondary Sources
Latin American Civilization edited by Benjamin Keen
The History of Latin America, Marshall Eakin
Mexico and the Spanish Conquest, Ross Hassig
De Orbe Novo, Peter Martyr
The Course of Mexican History, Meyer, Sherman, Deeds
The European Discovery of America, Samuel Elliot Morrison
The Aztecs, Michael Smith
Conquest, Hugh Thomas
History of the Conquest of Mexico, William Prescott