Mirrors of a Disaster - The Spanish Military Conquest of America

In Mirrors of a Disaster, Gérard Chaliand narrates the major events that followed the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru with the scope and rhythm of an epic poem

List of contents

Part I. The Conquest of Mexico: Summary, Men from Distant Lands, The Aztec Omens, Reconnaissance, The March on Mexico, The night of sadness, The Siege and Fall of Mexico, Part II. The Conquest of Guatemala and Yucatan: The Conquest of Guatemala, Alvarado’s Letters to Cortes, The Conquest of Yucatan, Part III. The Conquest of Peru: Introduction, Summary, Preface, Cajamarca, From Cajamarca to Jauja, The Assault on Cuzco, Cuzco as seen by Pedro Sancho De la Hoz, Cuzco as seen by Pedro Pizarro, Cuzco as seen by Diego De Trajillo, The Inca Empire, The Expedition to Quito, The Great Rebellion

About the author

Gerard Challand

Summary

In Mirrors of a Disaster, Gérard Chaliand narrates the major events that followed the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru with the scope and rhythm of an epic poem

Product details

• Authors: CHALIAND, Gerard Chaliand, Gérard Chaliand, Chaliand Gerard
• Assisted by: A.M. Berrett (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138528178
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52817-8
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Latin America, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / General, military history, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas