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



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Autore: Restall Matthew <1964-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Seven myths of the Spanish conquest [[electronic resource] /] / Matthew Restall Visualizza cluster
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
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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  Visualizza cluster
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
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