Map showing the routes taken by fourteen Spanish explorers in the Americas between 1509 and 1543.

A facsimile of an early Spanish map of Peru and northwest South America, from the Paris (1774) edition of Zarate. The map is in French, and the map coverage extends from Panama to the Paria River delta (Orinoco) of Venezuela in the north...

A map of Mexico showing the sites of the Spanish Conquistador expedition under Hernan Cortes in 1519. The map shows Juanna (Cuba), Tabasco, Vera Cruz, and Mexico City (Tenochtitlan). An inset map details the route taken by Cortez from...

A map of Lake Texcoco, showing the Aztec centers in the region at the time of the Spanish conquistadors. The entry route of Cortes into the city of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, is designated along with causeways into the city. A few...

Two maps and four accounts of the Spanish exploration of North America that reflect the goals of the conquistadors and fascination with the land they examined-and the brutality of their treatment of native peoples.