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The conquistadors : a very short introduction

Restall, Matthew, 1964-, Fernández-Armesto, Felipe

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: Conquerors Spain History. / Conquerors America History. / America Discovery and exploration Spanish. / Latin America History To 1600.
• ISBN: 9780195392296, 0195392299

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E123.R387 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE