Gerard Chaliand

Mirrors of a Disaster

The Spanish Military Conquest of America

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Produktbeschreibung

In Mirrors of a Disaster, Gérard Chaliand narrates the major events that followed the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru with the scope and rhythm of an epic poem

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9781138528178
• ISBN-10: 113852817X
• Artikelnr.: 52611913

Autorenporträt

Gerard Challand

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Conquest of Mexico: Summary
Men from Distant Lands
The Aztec Omens
Reconnaissance
The March on Mexico
The night of sadness
The Siege and Fall of Mexico
Part II. The Conquest of Guatemala and Yucatan: The Conquest of Guatemala
Alvarado's Letters to Cortes
The Conquest of Yucatan
Part III. The Conquest of Peru: Introduction
Summary
Preface
Cajamarca
From Cajamarca to Jauja
The Assault on Cuzco
Cuzco as seen by Pedro Sancho De la Hoz
Cuzco as seen by Pedro Pizarro
Cuzco as seen by Diego De Trajillo
The Inca Empire
The Expedition to Quito
The Great Rebellion