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008			110920s2003 nyuab b 001 0deng
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020			_a9780195176117
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050	0	0	_aF1230 _b.R47 2003
082	0	0	_aLAS 980 RES
100	1		_aRestall, Matthew _d, 1964-
245	1	0	_aSeven myths of the Spanish conquest _c/ Matthew Restall
246	1		_a7 myths of the Spanish conquest
260			_aNew York _b: Oxford University Press _c, c2003.
300			_axix, 218 p. _b: ill., 1 map _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index.
505	0		_aA 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.
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aMyth
651			_aMexico _x-History _y-Conquest, 1519-1540
651		0	_aLatin America _x--History
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