The second letter hernan cortes biography

The Second relation letter from Hernán Cortés to emperor Charles V is one of the five Letters of relation written by Hernán Cortés to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor by his name in the Holy Roman Empire, and to his mother, the queen Joanna of Castile in which he relates his trips to Mexico and the Fall of Mexico-Tenochtitlán.

Hernán cortés second letter

This second letter was dated on 30 October 1520.

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The letter begins with the headline:^[1]

Written fifteen months after the First Letter, Cortés informs in the Second letter of relation the previous process to the Fall of Mexico-Tenochtitlán.

It began with an apology to the kings for the time he took to write; and continued with the sinking of the brigs to avoid his men regret to go with him and go back to The Spaniard; he exposed his decision to conquer the city and with this justified his expedition.

He described the power, wealth and religion of the Mexica.