The Culture and History of Mexico
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Hernan Cortés: from Second Letter to Charles V, 1520
A Historic Figure Is Still Hated by Many in Mexico
A Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
The New Laws of the Indies, 1542
Royal Instructions for the Viceroy Mendoza
Burial of an Archbishop-Viceroy in Mexico City, 1612
The Story of Hidalgo’s Call for Mexican Independence
Santa Anna and the war over Tejas
The Mexican Revolution of 1910
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Better Death
A Much-Needed Eyewash
Philosophical Satire
She resolves the Question
Satiric Reproach
She Attempts to Minimize the Praise
She Laments her Fortune