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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world "The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more impressive is the analytical skill Cervantes applies. . . . [He] conveys complex arguments in delightfully simple language, and most importantly knows how...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Our familiar images of Mexico's conquest are powerful and enduring - bold and blood-thirsty Spanish conquistadors, nobly savage Aztecs lamenting their broken spears, the triumph and tragedy of Cortes and Moctezuma.
But one story has not been told - and it is one that reshapes our entire vision of the conquest. It is the Maya story of the Spanish creation of a colony in the ancient Maya homeland of Yucatan. Maya Conquistador tells this tale through...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This ruthless conquistador who toppled the Inca Empire came from humble origins. The illegitimate son of a soldier, Pizarro made his way to the New World to make his fortune. He took part in expeditions led by Alonso de Ojeda and Vasco N ez de Balboa, before partnering up with Diego de Almagro and Hernando de Luque to lead an expedition of his own. The story of Pizarro s strategically brilliant, if ethically problematic, conquest of the Inca will...
Publisher
FUNimation Productions
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
日本語
Description
Genghis Khan, the name is a legend, the man was mythical. He was a soul who was obscured by his own achievements. He was a son, husband, father, and conqueror. The saga of one man's march toward immortality and the battle to unite the tribes of Mongol under one rule.
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Mongolian
Description
Delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. Follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Shows the future conqueror and revealing him not as the evil brute, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader.
12) Cortés
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
The story of Cortes' life and his conquering of the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1519-1520 which won Mexico for Spain.
Author
Publisher
Open Letter
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Joan Orpí (Piera, 1593-New Barcelona, 1645) is one of the most unknown characters in Spanish history. In this torrential book we are told the odyssey that brought him first to Barcelona, later to Sevilla and finally to America, where he would experience all kinds of outlandish situations. Using historical facts as raw material, and with stellar appearances of characters such as Miguel de Cervantes or the brigand Serrallonga among others, Besora...
19) Tamerlane
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Mongol leader who carved out a vast but short-lived empire in Asia.