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Death in the Snow: Pedro de Alvarado and the Illusive Conquest of Peru

By W. George Lovell

Book information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780228015468
DOI
10.1515/9780228015468
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
48 MB (50227584 bytes)
Series
McGill-Queen's Iberian and Latin American Cultures Series
Pages
\278
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-09-26 22:24:51

Description

The little-known tale of Pedro de Alvarado’s ill-fated attempt to conquer Peru, which claimed countless Indigenous lives. Pedro de Alvarado is best known as Cortés’s right-hand man in the conquest of Mexico and the ruthless conqueror of Guatemala. Less known is his intent to intrude in the conquest of Peru and lay claim to the riches of the Inca Empire. Death in the Snow conveys the delusions of one headstrong conquistador and mourns the loss of countless Indigenous lives, casualties of Alvarado’s lust for fame and fortune.

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