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The Conquistadors (1954) examines the discovery of the New World of South America and the spread from the Caribbean islands of adventurers in search of gold. Through sword and fire and torture they found gold, and in the process destroyed the great civilisations of Mexico and Peru.

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Author:   Jean Descola ,  Malcolm Barnes
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.180kg
ISBN:  

9781032505534

ISBN 10:   1032505532
Pages:   418
Publication Date:   08 March 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Prologue: Terra Incognita Part 1. Master Christopher the Unlucky, or a World Discovered by Mistake 1. In Search of the Great Khan 2. Bermejo Sights Land 3. The Undiscoverable Cipango 4. His Greatest Discovery: Himself Part 2. Hernando Cortes, or the Return of the White God 5. America 6. A Young Man of Good Family Tries His Luck 7. The Red Conquistadors 8. Two Worlds Meet 9. The ‘Noche Triste’ 10. The Aztec Agony Part 3. Francisco Pizarro in Peru, or War in the Land of Inca Communism 11. The Empire of the Sun 12. The Death of the Inca 13. War Between the Conquistadors Part 4. Monks Versus Captains, or the Conquistadors on Trial 14. The Araucanians 15. From the Rio de la Plata to the Meschacebe 16. The Voice of an Honest Man: Bartolomé de Las Casas 17. Dirge for the Conquistadors

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