Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Conquistadores

NAMED A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TABLET AND THE LADY`This book is a terrific read … I could not put it down` Matthew Restall, Literary ReviewThe `conquistadores`, the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends and nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today, they stand condemned for their cruelty and exploitation, as men who decimated the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs and the Incas, and carried out horrific atrocities in their pursuit of gold and glory.In Conquistadores, Mexican historian Fernando Cervantes cuts through the layers of myth and fiction to immerse the reader in the world of the late-medieval imperialist. It is a world as unfamiliar to us as the Indigenous peoples of the New World were to the conquistadores themselves. Drawing upon a wide range of sources including diaries, letters, chronicles and treatises, Cervantes reframes the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World, set against the political and intellectual landscape from which its main actors emerged. At the heart of the story are the conquistadores, whose epic ambitions and moral contradictions defined an era.From Columbus to Cortes, Pizarro and beyond, the explorers we think we know come alive in this thought-provoking and illuminating account of a period that irrevocably altered the course of world history.`Enlightening … Conquistadores makes for fascinating reading` Jude Webber, Financial Times

Related Products:

The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World World Without End: The Global Empire of Philip II Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion Lunatics, Lovers and Poets: Twelve Stories After Cervantes and Shakespeare Who Rules the World? Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle Doves of War – Four Women of the Spanish Civil War Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch Ancient Rome: A Complete History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chronicling the Story of the Most Important and Influential Civilization the World Has Ever Known Barcelona: A Literary Guide for Travellers The Ingo Chronicles: Ingo In Search of the Lost Orient: An Interview The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One Bestseller Nausea Suenos World Spanish Course Book Vol 1 World Political ITMB Wall Map The Water Dancer World Political ITMB Wall Map LARGE The Ern Malley Affair Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times History of the Conquest of Mexico The Girl King Exemplary Stories Default ThumbnailWorld Antique Political ITMB Wall Map LARGE World Antique Political ITMB Wall Map Mayhem: A Memoir Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce`s Ulysses Conquistadors In Search of the Dark Ages Rivers of Gold – The Rise of the Spanish Empire Capital in the Twenty-First Century Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World`s Greatest Adventures Simon Bolivar – A Life A Brief History of the Caribbean: Indispensable for Travellers The Kane Chronicles: the Throne of Fire McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime Madrid: A Literary Guide for Travellers