Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition
by Restall, Matthew
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0197537294
- ISBN 13
- 9780197537299
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Synopsis
Here is an intriguing 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. Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth. This vividly written and authoritative book shows, for instance, that native Americans did not takethe conquistadors for gods and that small numbers of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. We discover that Columbus was correctly seen in his lifetime--and for decades after--as a briefly fortunate but unexceptional participant in efforts involvingmany southern Europeans...
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- Bookseller
- Maxwell's House of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060024
- Title
- Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition
- Author
- Restall, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0197537294
- ISBN 13
- 9780197537299
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- HISTORY OF THE SPANISH CONQUEST BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERING KCA0217
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