Conquistadors, the

Name/Title

Conquistadors, the

Entry/Object ID

Library.785

Description

vi, 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm Conquistadors by Jean Descola. Contents: Prologue : Terra Incognita -- Master Christopher the Unlucky, or a world discovered by mistake. In search of the Great Khan ; Bermejo sights land ; The undiscoverable Cipango ; His greatest discovery : himself -- Herna´n Corte´s, or the return of the white god. America ; A young man of good family tries his luck ; The red conquistadors ; Two worlds meet ; The noche triste ; The Aztec agony -- Francisco Pizarro in Peru, or war in the land of Inca Communism. The empire of the sun ; The death of the Inca ; War between the conquistadors -- Monks versus captains, or the conquistadors on trial. The Araucanians ; From the Ri´o de la Plata to the Meschace´be´ ; The voice of a just man : Bartolome´ de Las Casas ; Dirge for the conquistadors. Includes index.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish., Latin America -- History -- To 1600., Spanish America -- History -- To 1600.

Publication Details

Author

Descola, Jean, Barnes, Malcolm, translator

Publisher

Viking Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New York, NY

Call No.

F 1411 .D453 1957