Los conquistadores: Una breve introducción (El libro de bolsillo - Historia) (Spanish Edition)

9 Prefacio 11 Agradecimientos 13 1. Muchas y grandes penalidades 44 2. Muchas victorias, grandes conquistas 69 3. Dar cuenta acerca de quién soy 109 4. Por un milagro de Dios 147 5. Un atajo a la tumba 167 Lecturas adicionales 175 Lista de ilustraciones 177 índice analítico With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements. This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest scholarship to shatter and replace the traditional narrative. Chapters explore New World civilizations prior to the invasions, the genesis of conquistador culture on both sides of the Atlantic, the roles black Africans and Native Americans played, and the consequences of the invasions. The book reveals who the conquistadors were and what made their adventures possible