Spanish Chronicles of the Indies

Spanish Chronicles of the Indies
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Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015032947999
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Synopsis Spanish Chronicles of the Indies by : James C. Murray

Introduces the documentary legacy of Spain's Golden Age--eyewitness accounts of the adventures incurred during the course of discovery, conquest, and colonization--surveying both the documents themselves and the extant scholarship. Focuses on the chronicles long accepted as the most significant, among them, the writings of Columbus, his son Ferdinand, Cortes, Cabeza de Vaca, Ovido, and Motolinia. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 96
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ISBN-10 : 9781504078580
ISBN-13 : 1504078586
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by : Bartolomé de las Casas

A Spanish friar documents the brutal treatment of Caribbean natives at the hands of colonial authorities in the sixteenth century. After traveling to the New World, Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas witnessed conquistadors wreak unimaginable horrors upon the Indigenous people of the Caribbean. He later dedicated his life to fighting for their protection. Following numerous failed attempts to reason with authorities in Spain, he chose to document everything he had seen over a span of fifty years and to give it to Spain’s Prince Philip II. In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Las Casas catalogues the atrocities he observed the Spanish colonial authorities inflict upon the native people. He discusses the brutal torture, mass genocide, and enslavement. He passionately pleas for an end to this treatment and for the native peoples to be given basic human rights.

History of the Indies

History of the Indies
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Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : UTEXAS:059173004878270
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Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis History of the Indies by : Bartolomé de las Casas

The History of the Indies of New Spain

The History of the Indies of New Spain
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 730
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ISBN-10 : 0806126493
ISBN-13 : 9780806126494
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The History of the Indies of New Spain by : Diego Durán

An unabridged translation of a 16th century Dominican friar's history of the Aztec world before the Spanish conquest, based on a now-lost Nahuatl chronicle and interviews with Aztec informants. Duran traces the history of the Aztecs from their mythic origins to the destruction of the empire, and describes the court life of the elite, the common people, and life in times of flood, drought, and war. Includes an introduction and annotations providing background on recent studies of colonial Mexico, and 62 b&w illustrations from the original manuscript. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies

Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 205
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ISBN-10 : 9781137080592
ISBN-13 : 1137080590
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies by : NA NA

In 1492, previously separate worlds collided and began to merge, often painfully, into the world-system in which we live today. Columbus's four Atlantic voyages (1492-1504) helped link Africa, Europe, and the Americas in a conflicted economic and cultural symbiosis. These carefully selected documents describe the voyages and their immediate impact on Europe and the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. Symcox and Sullivan's engaging introduction presents Columbus as neither hero nor villain, but as a significant historical actor who improvised responses to a changed world. Document headnotes provide context for understanding Columbus's voyages within the broader context of fifteenth-century Europe and the policies of the Spanish crown. Maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography invite students to analyze and interpret the documents.

The Devastation of the Indies

The Devastation of the Indies
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 0801844304
ISBN-13 : 9780801844300
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Devastation of the Indies by : Bartolomé de Las Casas

Presents Bartolomé de Las Casas's 1552 account of the brutalities he witnessed, committed in the name of Christianity, on voyages to the Spanish colonies of the New World.

The Discovery and Conquest of Peru

The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : 9780822382508
ISBN-13 : 0822382504
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Discovery and Conquest of Peru by : Pedro de Cieza de Leon

Dazzled by the sight of the vast treasure of gold and silver being unloaded at Seville’s docks in 1537, a teenaged Pedro de Cieza de León vowed to join the Spanish effort in the New World, become an explorer, and write what would become the earliest historical account of the conquest of Peru. Available for the first time in English, this history of Peru is based largely on interviews with Cieza’s conquistador compatriates, as well as with Indian informants knowledgeable of the Incan past. Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook present this recently discovered third book of a four-part chronicle that provides the most thorough and definitive record of the birth of modern Andean America. It describes with unparalleled detail the exploration of the Pacific coast of South America led by Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro, the imprisonment and death of the Inca Atahualpa, the Indian resistance, and the ultimate Spanish domination. Students and scholars of Latin American history and conquest narratives will welcome the publication of this volume.

Territories of History

Territories of History
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9780271034997
ISBN-13 : 0271034998
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Territories of History by : Sarah H. Beckjord

Sarah H. Beckjord’s Territories of History explores the vigorous but largely unacknowledged spirit of reflection, debate, and experimentation present in foundational Spanish American writing. In historical works by writers such as Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, Bartolomé de Las Casas, and Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Beckjord argues, the authors were not only informed by the spirit of inquiry present in the humanist tradition but also drew heavily from their encounters with New World peoples. More specifically, their attempts to distinguish superstition and magic from science and religion in the New World significantly influenced the aforementioned chroniclers, who increasingly directed their insights away from the description of native peoples and toward a reflection on the nature of truth, rhetoric, and fiction in writing history. Due to a convergence of often contradictory information from a variety of sources—eyewitness accounts, historiography, imaginative literature, as well as broader philosophical and theological influences—categorizing historical texts from this period poses no easy task, but Beckjord sifts through the information in an effective, logical manner. At the heart of Beckjord’s study, though, is a fundamental philosophical problem: the slippery nature of truth—especially when dictated by stories. Territories of History engages both a body of emerging scholarship on early modern epistemology and empiricism and recent developments in narrative theory to illuminate the importance of these colonial authors’ critical insights. In highlighting the parallels between the sixteenth-century debates and poststructuralist approaches to the study of history, Beckjord uncovers an important legacy of the Hispanic intellectual tradition and updates the study of colonial historiography in view of recent discussions of narrative theory.

Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun

Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 600
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ISBN-10 : 9780820351605
ISBN-13 : 0820351601
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun by : Charles M. Hudson

Between 1539 and 1542 Hernando de Soto led a small army on a desperate journey of exploration of almost four thousand miles across the U. S. Southeast. Until the 1998 publication of Charles M. Hudson's foundational Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun, De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries. With this book, anthropologist Charles Hudson offers a solution to the question, "Where did de Soto go?" Using a new route reconstruction, for the first time the story of the de Soto expedition can be laid on a map, and in many instances it can be tied to specific archaeological sites. Arguably the most important event in the history of the Southeast in the sixteenth century, De Soto's journey cut a bloody and indelible swath across both the landscape and native cultures in a quest for gold and personal glory. The desperate Spanish army followed the sunset from Florida to Texas before abandoning its mission. De Soto's one triumph was that he was the first European to explore the vast region that would be the American South, but he died on the banks of the Mississippi River a broken man in 1542. With a new foreword by Robbie Ethridge reflecting on the continuing influence of this now classic text, the twentieth-anniversary edition of Knights is a clearly written narrative that unfolds against the exotic backdrop of a now extinct social and geographic landscape. Hudson masterfully chronicles both De Soto's expedition and the native societies he visited. A blending of archaeology, history, and historical geography, this is a monumental study of the sixteenth-century Southeast.