Conquistadors: Searching for El Dorado, the Terrifying Spanish Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires - Couverture souple

Pemberton, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0708867464 ISBN 13 : 9780708867464

Editeur : Futura Publications, 2011

Synopsis

In the 16th century the King of Spain issued his soldiers with a three pronged mission: to find gold, spread the word of Christianity and claim new territories for Spain. The conquistadors, as they became known, set off into the world to do just that, and nothing was to stand in their way. Their amazing journeys took them from Florida to Machu Picchu via the Amazon and Lake Titicaca. Their epic voyages revolutionised world geography and society was transformed by the bizarre foods they brought back - potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, pineapple, tobacco and chocolate, as well as exotic human freight. However, there is a much darker side to the story, for as the King of Spain sat in his court watching Mexican jugglers, his blood-stained emissaries massacred Aztec warriors, raping, branding and enslaving their women and murdering their kings in the name of religion. They spread European diseases such as smallpox, malaria and typhoid, decimating the local populations with tens of millions dying in their wake.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Pemberton is a freelance writer who specialises in ancient and modern history. He grew up in Ireland and has since travelled widely, particularly in Central and South America, studying the cultural history of the Aztecs and Incas at the University of Lima in Peru, where he lived for some time.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Futura Publications
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0708867464
• ISBN 13: 9780708867464
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
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• Personne responsable: non disponible