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1. A great many hardships
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘A great many hardships’ introduces the conquistadors. Conquistadors were not appointed by the Spanish monarchy. They were entrepreneurs who travelled to the Americas under their own ...
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2. Many victories, great conquests
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘Many victories, great conquests’ outlines the conquistadors' Caribbean conquests and the conquests that followed. The Caribbean conquests succeeded in extracting wealth, but failed in ...
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4. By a miracle of God
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘By a miracle of God’ examines how the Spanish gained control of the American empires so quickly. Their victory was an epic accomplishment at the time. The Spanish attributed their success ...
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The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
The Conquistadors: A very Short Introduction investigates the facts and myths behind the Spanish invasion of the New World. With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded ...
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3. To give account of who I am
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘To give account of who I am’ asks: Who exactly were the conquistadors? Many famous conquistadors, such as Cortés, the Pizarro brothers, Pedro de Alvarado, Francisco de Montejos, and ...
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