The conquistadors : a very short introduction / Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Restall, Matthew, 1964-

Contributor:

Fernández-Armesto, Felipe.

Herman V. Ames Fund.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 301.

Very short introductions ; 301

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conquerors.

History.

America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.

America.

Discoveries in geography.

Latin America--History--To 1600.

Latin America.

Conquerors--Spain--History.

Conquerors--America--History.

Spain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 125 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

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.

Contents:

A great many hardships

Many victories, great conquests

To give account of whom i am

By a miracle of god

A shortcut to the grave.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.

ISBN:

0195392299

9780195392296

OCLC:

712591160

Publisher Number:

99947046739