The return of Quetzalcoatl
pt. 1. Self-discovery. Hernán Cortés lands in the New World
Cortés watches to men fail as conquerors
Love and revolt in Espanola
Cortés watches two more men fail as conquerors
pt. 2. Cortés conceives the conquest. Cortés rises to leadership
From Spanish knight to Mexican god
Corťs founds Veracruz and breaks away from Velazquez
pt. 3. The first conquest. Victory over Tlaxcala
Victory over his own army
At the gates of the City of Mexico
The meeting of the two worlds
pt. 4. Cortés throws away his conquest. The seizure of Motecucuma
Motecucuma gives away his sovereignty
Cortés throws away his conquest
Narvaez comes to avenge Velazques
pt. 5. The second conquest. The massacre of Mexico
Cortés prepares the siege of Mexico and enters into legend
The siege and fall of Mexico
pt. 6. Self-conquest. The conqueror conquered by his conquest
Captain General and Governor of New Spain
Cortés goes to Las Hibueras and loses Mexico
The Marquess of the Valley
The Marquess vs. the Viceroy