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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest Hardcover - 2003

by Restall, Matthew

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  • Title Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
  • Author Restall, Matthew
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-07-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0195160770
  • ISBN 9780195160772 / 0195160770
  • Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.2 x 9.4 x 1.1 in (15.75 x 23.88 x 2.79 cm)
  • Reading level 1610
  • Library of Congress subjects Myth, Mexico - History - Conquest, 1519-1540 -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002192492
  • Dewey Decimal Code 980.013

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Summary

Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes,and Pizarro. Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth. This vividly written and authoritative book shows, for instance, that native Americans did not takethe conquistadors for gods and that small numbers of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. We discover that Columbus was correctly seen in his lifetime--and for decades after--as a briefly fortunate but unexceptional participant in efforts involvingmany southern Europeans...

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One of the great themes of historical literature over the past five centuries has been the assessment of the European discovery of the Americas as one of the two greatest events in human history.

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About the author

Matthew Restall is 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 five books, including Maya Conquistador and The Maya World. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.