Summary Host Michael Wood follows the route taken by Hernan Cortes (a lawyer by training, not a military man) in his 1519-21 conquest of Mexico. Accompanied at first by just 500 men and a slave woman named Malinche, who spoke both the Aztec and Mayan languages, Cortes first encountered Montezuma's ambassador on Easter Sunday 1519. He was, says Wood, "singlehandedly to destroy a civilization."
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael Wood Andreas Birnbaum Peter Bieringer Nikolai Huebner
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jun 17, 2008
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru
Production companies : Maya Vision International
Summary Host Michael Wood follows the route taken by Hernan Cortes (a lawyer by training, not a military man) in his 1519-21 conquest of Mexico. Accompanied at first by just 500 men and a slave woman named Malinche, who spoke both the Aztec and Mayan languages, Cortes first encountered Montezuma's ambassador on Easter Sunday 1519. He was, says Wood, "singlehandedly to destroy a civilization."
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jun 17, 2008
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru
Production companies : Maya Vision International
