I, Hernán Cortés : the (second) trial of residency / Francisco Manzo-Robledo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manzo-Robledo, Francisco, author.

Series:

Latin America (Peter Lang Publishing) ; 1524-7805 v. 23.

Latin America : interdisciplinary studies, 1524-7805 ; vol. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547--Criticism and interpretation.

Cortés, Hernán.

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.

Spanish literature--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Spanish literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2013]

Summary:

I, Hernán Cortés: The (Second) Trial of Residency is a literary analysis of the most important documents in the Hernán Cortés trial of residency (juicio de residencia) using some proposed literary tools created for that purpose and the original documents in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville as well as a great variety of books on Hernán Cortés. Francisco Manzo-Robledo reveals how Hernan Cortes re-creates himself, from being the first illegal immigrant in the continent to becoming, for a short rime, the highest authority in New Spain before falling into a legal limbo in the Council of Indies. This book is useful in any course dealing with Spanish colonial history or literature. Book jacket.

Contents:

Relative

realism

The documents

The faults in history

To know the secret of the land

Let's now answer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.

ISBN:

143311903X

9781433119033

OCLC:

830030311

Publisher Number:

99954842408