The Fall of the Aztecs
Hernán Cortés embarked from Cuba in 1519 seeking gold and riches in the islands to the west. Instead he discovered, and ultimately destroyed, an unknown civilization. In this program, Michael Wood retraces the beginnings of this fateful expedition. Presented through Spanish eyewitness accounts and i...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011], c2001.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (56 min.) : sd., col. |
| Series: |
Conquistadors.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Uncovering Hernán Cortés (2:39)
- Cortés' Arrives in the Americas (2:28)
- Aztec Side of the Story (1:33)
- Remembering Malinche (2:46)
- Cortés Meets the Aztecs (2:41)
- Accidental Prophet (3:33)
- On the Road to Tenochtitlan (2:49)
- Aztec Encounters & Customs (1:59)
- Trek to Higher Ground (2:05)
- Volunteer Army (2:26)
- Attack at Tlaxcala (2:04)
- Alliance with Tlaxcalans (1:57)
- Massacre at Cholula (1:54)
- Cortés Arrives in Tenochtitlan (2:14)
- Moctezuma Welcomes Cortés (2:28)
- Atmosphere of Fear (2:34)
- Differences Over Religion (2:07)
- Moctezuma's Death (2:01)
- Spaniards' Foiled Escape (2:16)
- Cortés Returns with Fleet (2:53)
- New & Total Warfare (1:06)
- Remembering the Aztec Defeat (3:01)
- Cortés' Single-Handed Destruction of a Civilization (1:14)
- Credits: The Fall of the Aztecs (1:00)