Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Lost Words of Bernal Diaz
Ch 1 A Handful of Adventurers: The Myth of Exceptional Men
Ch 2 Neither Paid Nor Forced: The Myth of the King's Army
Ch 3 Invisible Warriors: The Myth of the White Conquistador
Ch 4 Under the Lordship of the King: The Myth of Completion
Ch 5 The Lost Words of La Malinche: The Myth of
(Mis)Communication
Ch 6 The Indians Are Coming to an End: The Myth of Native
Desolation
Ch 7 Apes and Men: The Myth of Superiority
Epilogue: Cuauhtemoc's Betrayal
Afterword
Permissions
Notes
References
Index
Matthew Restall is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History, Women's Studies, and Anthropology and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of numerous books, including Maya Conquistador, The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2012), and When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History.
"Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest is an engaging and highly
readable account of the history of the conquest of the
Amerias."--Jennifer Jobb, Against the Current
"A daring revisionist critique.... Restall's provocative analysis,
wide-ranging scholarship and lucid prose make this a stimulating
contribution to the debate on one of history's great
watersheds."--Publishers Weekly
"This is an important book. It should be read by all high school
world history teachers, and by professors of the same....a powerful
indictment of the myths that we all inadvertently rely on to
explain a complex and distant period. It will undoubtedly stir up a
discussion about the reality of these myths and what others might
find in both popular and scholarly writing in this field, and
others." --John F. Schwaller, American Historical Review
"Rejecting the conventional hierarchy that placed 'subhuman'
Indians below 'superhuman'' Europeans, Matthew Restall's
re-examination of the Spanish conquest portrays a far more complex
process in which Indians were central participants on both sides of
the struggle."--The Economist
"Matthew Restall has written a serious and important book, but one
that is also delightful as it addresses issues about the Spanish
conquest that have long intrigued scholars....It serves the needs
of Latin Americanists who have not kept up with the latest
literature on the subject, as well as the many scholars who address
the conquest in their writings."--John E. Kicza, Renaissance
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