Seven myths of the Spanish conquest
Restall, Matthew , 1964-
Seven myths of the Spanish conquest 7 myths of the Spanish conquest / Matthew Restall - New York : Oxford University Press , c2003. - xix, 218 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index.
A handful of adventurers: the myth of exceptional men -- Neither paid nor forced: the myth of the king's army -- Invisible warriors: the myth of the white conquistador -- Under the lordship of the king: the myth of completion -- The lost words of La Malinche: the myth of (mis)communication -- The Indians are coming to an end: the myth of native desolation -- Apes and men: the myth of superiority.
The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro. Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth.
9780195176117
2002192492
Myth
Mexico---History---Conquest, 1519-1540
Latin America----History
F1230 / .R47 2003
LAS 980 RES
Seven myths of the Spanish conquest 7 myths of the Spanish conquest / Matthew Restall - New York : Oxford University Press , c2003. - xix, 218 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index.
A handful of adventurers: the myth of exceptional men -- Neither paid nor forced: the myth of the king's army -- Invisible warriors: the myth of the white conquistador -- Under the lordship of the king: the myth of completion -- The lost words of La Malinche: the myth of (mis)communication -- The Indians are coming to an end: the myth of native desolation -- Apes and men: the myth of superiority.
The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro. Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth.
9780195176117
2002192492
Myth
Mexico---History---Conquest, 1519-1540
Latin America----History
F1230 / .R47 2003
LAS 980 RES
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