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Title Hernando Cortez; or, The Conquest of Mexico
Author Planché, James Robinson  
Date 11 Oct 1823
Licence Application Date 11 Oct 1823
First Performance Date 5 Nov 1823
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA2373
Language English
Document Description An opera concerning the Spanish conquistadors in Mexico.
Theme Conflict, Empire & the Other  Opera  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Kemble, Charles  
Lord Chamberlain Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Opera  
Acts Three  
Keywords Spanish  historical figures  conquest  colonialism  native peoples  Spanish Empire  
Additional Information Manuscript dated by Larpent Oct. 13. Compared to the printed edition, there are minor differences.
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