Description
Product ID: | 9780786430536 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire |
Authors: | Author: Peter O. Koch |
Page Count: | 219 |
Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, European history, History of the Americas, History, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence, European history, History of the Americas, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Colonialism & imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Spain, Peru, c 1500 to c 1600 |
Description: | A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called Peru. A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called Peru. Chapters devoted to Inca history provide an overview of the vast empire that the conquistadors forged. |
Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2007-11-26 |