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Deadly Baggage

- What Cortes Brought to Mexico and How It Destroyed the Aztec Civilization
Af: Al Sandine Engelsk Paperback

Deadly Baggage

- What Cortes Brought to Mexico and How It Destroyed the Aztec Civilization
Af: Al Sandine Engelsk Paperback
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In 1519, a few hundred Europeans led by Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to the Mexican mainland, where they encountered representatives of the Aztec Empire. Their Iberian history, culture and religion, and their experience in the Greater Antilles made conquest and riches the aim of these adventurers. They regarded themselves as heroes in a romantic crusade of good against evil. Each member of the expedition sought to acquire precious metals and to become a lord of enslaved native labor. Their horses and steel swords, aided by native disunity and susceptibility to Old World diseases, ensured their success.

This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortes and Montezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author re-frames the clash of civilizations in New World prehistory that left inhabitants at a disadvantage.

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In 1519, a few hundred Europeans led by Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to the Mexican mainland, where they encountered representatives of the Aztec Empire. Their Iberian history, culture and religion, and their experience in the Greater Antilles made conquest and riches the aim of these adventurers. They regarded themselves as heroes in a romantic crusade of good against evil. Each member of the expedition sought to acquire precious metals and to become a lord of enslaved native labor. Their horses and steel swords, aided by native disunity and susceptibility to Old World diseases, ensured their success.

This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortes and Montezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author re-frames the clash of civilizations in New World prehistory that left inhabitants at a disadvantage.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9780786497003
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0786497009
Kategori: Etniske studier
Udg. Dato: 11 aug 2015
Længde: 13mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 11 aug 2015
Forfatter(e): Al Sandine
Forfatter(e) Al Sandine


Kategori Etniske studier


ISBN-13 9780786497003


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 256


Udgave


Længde 13mm


Bredde 152mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 11 aug 2015


Oplagsdato 11 aug 2015


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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