Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
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Average rating5
An excellent history book. Some other reviewers' reservations—weird splits of the myths, a lack of accounting of the conquistadors' own attitudes, overreliance on native sources—seem to me to be not the case. I thought the author did a good job of addressing all three. The tone was highly readable while also being academic and precise. This is exactly the sort of popular history book people should be reading and I'm really happy I found it from r/AskHistorians's book rec page.
