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Bibliography: History of the Conquest of Mexico by Prescott, William H.

Title
History of the Conquest of Mexico
Author
Prescott, William H.
Date
1843
Genre
nonfiction
Note Source
Collected Short Fiction 73
Note Relating to Cather
In "The Enchanted Bluff," Arthur Adams says, "When my father was in Mexico City he saw the stone where they [Aztecs] used to sacrifice their prisoners." Prescott describes such a stone on display at the El Museo Nacional de Mexico in his History of the Conquest of Mexico (March 39-40).