The conquistadors : a very short introduction / Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto.
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 esta...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2012]
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
301. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 125 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199365741 0199753172 1283427079 9780199365746 9780199753178 9781283427074 |