Hernando Cortes

by Gina De Angelis

Published 28 February 2008
An explorer whose brutal conquest of the Aztecs of Mexico combined Spanish and native culture in the New World.

Francisco Pizarro

by Gina De Angelis

Published 29 January 2008
-- Biographies of some of the most important explorers the world has known -- Ideal for research or class use -- Written in accessible, easily understood language -- Complements school curriculum The Spanish explorer who, with an army of under 200 men, subdued the rich and powerful Incan empire in South America.