The wrath of God : Lope de Aguirre, revolutionary of the Americas / / Evan L. Balkan

• Autore: Balkan Evan <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 980/.013092; B
• Soggetto topico: Insurgency - South America - History - 16th century; Explorers - Spain; Explorers - South America
• Soggetto geografico: South America Discovery and exploration Spanish; South America History 16th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1560, General Pedro de Urs a led an expedition through the Amazon in search of El Dorado. Three months later, Urs a was murdered. His replacement, Fernando de Guzm n, was also murdered. Emerging from the chaos was the Biscayan Lope de Aguirre, who turned away from El Dorado and led his men to Peru to overthrow the royal forces and declare independence from the Spanish Crown. When Aguirre was finally killed, the aftermath was astonishing: hundreds dead, entire towns depopulated, and a nascent revolution quashed. Deliberately provocative, Evan Balkan's The Wrath of God examines Aguirre, a symbol of Basque fury and rampage, arguing that Aguirre's historical representation as a one-dimensional madman deserves revisiting. Indeed, Aguirre may be the Americas' first true revolutionary, a view shared by Sim n Bol var, among others. 2011 marks the 450th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary and least known events in the history of the Americas, and Balkan's work offers a timely investigation into the revolutionary's life and controversial methods.
• Titolo autorizzato: The wrath of God
• ISBN: 0-8263-5045-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964822603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II