Seven myths of the Spanish conquest [[electronic resource] /] / Matthew Restall

• Autore: Restall Matthew <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 980/.013/072
• Soggetto topico: Spaniards - America - Historiography; Myth
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico History Conquest, 1519-1540 Historiography; Latin America History Errors, inventions, etc
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction The Lost Words of Bernal Díaz; 1 A Handful of Adventurers The Myth of Exceptional Men; 2 Neither Paid Nor Forced The Myth of the King's Army; 3 Invisible Warriors The Myth of the White Conquistador; 4 Under the Lordship of the King The Myth of Completion; 5 The Lost Words of La Malinche The Myth of (Mis)Communication; 6 The Indians Are Coming to an End The Myth of Native Desolation; 7 Apes and Men The Myth of Superiority; Epilogue Cuauhtémoc's Betrayal; Permissions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U ; VW; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: An exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro.
• Titolo autorizzato: Seven myths of the Spanish conquest
• ISBN: 0-19-771619-9; 0-19-983975-1; 9786612367441; 1-282-36744-7; 0-19-803643-4; 1-60256-523-6; 1-280-50318-1; 9786610503186; 0-19-518462-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777454503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II