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Conquistadors, theEntry/Object ID
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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
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish., Latin America -- History -- To 1600., Spanish America -- History -- To 1600.Publication Details
Author
Descola, Jean, Barnes, Malcolm, translatorPublisher
Viking PressPlace Published
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New York, NYCall No.
F 1411 .D453 1957