Matthew Restall (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American Hist

Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest

Updated Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

This vividly written and authoritative book offers an updated account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortà s, and Pizarro, and reveals the true stories behind the key events in the history of the Americas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 153mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780197537299
• ISBN-10: 0197537294
• Artikelnr.: 61216084

Autorenporträt

Matthew Restall is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History, Women's Studies, and Anthropology and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of numerous books, including Maya Conquistador, The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2012), and When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Lost Words of Bernal Diaz
Ch 1 A Handful of Adventurers: The Myth of Exceptional Men
Ch 2 Neither Paid Nor Forced: The Myth of the King's Army
Ch 3 Invisible Warriors: The Myth of the White Conquistador
Ch 4 Under the Lordship of the King: The Myth of Completion
Ch 5 The Lost Words of La Malinche: The Myth of (Mis)Communication
Ch 6 The Indians Are Coming to an End: The Myth of Native Desolation
Ch 7 Apes and Men: The Myth of Superiority
Epilogue: Cuauhtemoc's Betrayal
Afterword
Permissions
Notes
References
Index