Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest - Updated Edition

This vividly written and authoritative book offers an updated account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortés, and Pizarro, and reveals the true stories behind the key events in the history of the Americas.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Introduction: The Lost Words of Bernal Diaz


• Ch 1 A Handful of Adventurers: The Myth of Exceptional Men


• Ch 2 Neither Paid Nor Forced: The Myth of the King's Army


• Ch 3 Invisible Warriors: The Myth of the White Conquistador


• Ch 4 Under the Lordship of the King: The Myth of Completion


• Ch 5 The Lost Words of La Malinche: The Myth of (Mis)Communication


• Ch 6 The Indians Are Coming to an End: The Myth of Native Desolation


• Ch 7 Apes and Men: The Myth of Superiority


• Epilogue: Cuauhtemoc's Betrayal


• Afterword


• Permissions


• Notes


• References


• Index

About the author

Matthew Restall is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History, Women's Studies, and Anthropology and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of numerous books, including Maya Conquistador, The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2012), and When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History.

Summary

This vividly written and authoritative book offers an updated account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortés, and Pizarro, and reveals the true stories behind the key events in the history of the Americas.

Additional text

Matthew Restall has written a serious and important book, but one that is also delightful as it addresses issues about the Spanish conquest that have long intrigued scholars....It serves the needs of Latin Americanists who have not kept up with the latest literature on the subject, as well as the many scholars who address the conquest in their writings.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Restall, Matthew (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of L Restall, Matthew (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History Restall, Restall Matthew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780197537299
• ISBN: 978-0-19-753729-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Colonialism & imperialism, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Europe / Spain