Summary of Buddy Levy's Conquistador

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Cortés had staked everything he had on this expedition. He had incurred significant debt building the ships and stocking them with provisions. His hope to get off to a good start was slightly compromised when his patron, the fat hidalgo Diego Velázquez, attempted to thwart his departure. #2 When the conquistadors arrived on the island, they found that the local Indians had fled at the arrival of the first ship