Conquistador in Chains Cabeza de Vaca and the Indians of the Americas |
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| Author:
| Howard, David A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-585-26561-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | Ebsco Publishing
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of a Spanish soldier and official who wanted a conquest of the New World that safeguarded liberty and justice for the Indians, how his good will did not translate into effective governance of the Rio de la Plata Province in what is now Argentina, and how his fellow conquistadors decided he was not protecting their interests sufficiently and wrapped him in chains and shipped him home to Spain. Based largely on primary sources. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The story of a Spanish soldier and official who wanted a conquest of the New World that safeguarded liberty and justice for the Indians, how his good will did not translate into effective governance of the Rio de la Plata Province in what is now Argentina, and how his fellow conquistadors decided he was not protecting their interests sufficiently and wrapped him in chains and shipped him home to Spain. Based largely on primary sources. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR