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The conquistadors : a very short introduction

By Matthew , Fernandez-Armesto , Felipe; Restall

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
978-0-19-539229-6, 0195392299
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
553 kB (566645 bytes)
Series
Very short introductions 301
Edition
1
Pages
125\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
Lateinamerika -- Eroberung.;Konquistador.

Description

With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements. This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest scholarship to shatter and replace the traditional narrative. Chapters explore New World civilizations prior to the invasions, the genesis of conquistador culture on both sides of the Atlantic, the roles black Africans and Native Americans played, and the consequences of the invasions. The book reveals who the conquistadors were and what made their adventures possible.

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