Conquistadores

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A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more impressive is the analytical skill Cervantes applies. . . . [He] conveys complex arguments in delightfully simple language, and most importantly knows how to tell a good story. -The Times (London) Over the few short decades that followed Christopher Columbus's first landing in the Caribbean in 1492, Spain conquered the two most powerful civilizations of the Americas: the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, and the other explorers and soldiers that took part in these expeditions dedicated their lives to seeking political and religious glory, helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. But centuries later, these conquistadors have become the stuff of nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today, they stand condemned for their cruelty and exploitation as men who decimated ancient civilizations and carried out horrific atrocities in their pursuit of gold and glory. In Conquistadores, acclaimed Mexican historian Fernando Cervantes-himself a descendent of one of the conquistadors-cuts through the layers of myth and fiction to help us better understand the context that gave rise to the conquistadors' actions. Drawing upon previously untapped primary sources that include diaries, letters, chronicles, and polemical treatises, Cervantes immerses us in the late-medieval, imperialist, religious world of 16th-century Spain, a world as unfamiliar to us as the Indigenous peoples of the New World were to the conquistadors themselves. His thought-provoking, illuminating account reframes the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World and the half-century that irrevocably altered the course of history.

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Conquistadores

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Named a book of the year 2020 by the sunday times times literary supplement the tablet and the lady this book is a terrific read i could not put it down matthew restall literary reviewthe conquistadores the early explorers and settlers of spanish america have become the stuff of legends Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

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Named a book of the year 2020 by the sunday times times literary supplement the tablet and the lady this book is a terrific read i could not put it down matthew restall literary review the conquistadores the early explorers and settlers of spanish america have become the stuff of legend Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

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At its peak the spanish empire stretched from italy and the netherlands to peru and the philippines its influence remains very significant to the history of europe and the americas maltby provides a concise and readable history of the empire s dramatic rise and fall with special emphasis on the e 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 14 september 2021

Aantal pagina's: 512

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Fernando Cervantes

Hoofduitgeverij: Viking

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 159 mm

Product hoogte: 40 mm

Product lengte: 236 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 160 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 42 mm

Verpakking lengte: 235 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 1314 g

EAN: 9781101981269

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