History ETDs
Publication Date
9-25-1964
Abstract
During the quarter-century following the conquest of the Aztec Confederacy in 1519-1521, Fernando Cortes, the major figure in that epic achievement of Spanish arms in the New World, acquired a great estate in central and southern Mexico consisting of the tributes and labor services of populous Indian towns, extensive land-holdings, mines, Indian and Negro slaves, and business enterprises.
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Degree Name
History
Department Name
History
First Committee Member (Chair)
France Vinton Scholes
Second Committee Member
Donald Colgett Cutter
Third Committee Member
Stanley Newman
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Riley, G. Michael. "The estate of Fernando Cortes in the Cuernavaca Area of Mexico, 1522-1547." (1964). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/263
