by Beatriz Pastor Bodmer (Author)

A Stanford University Press classic.

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Of all the books inspired by the Columbian quincentenary, this is easily one of the most challenging. Bodmer uses early Spanish chronicles to take the reader on a journey of exploration. . . . A richly detailed analytical history of the gradual awakening of a critical consciousness concerning accepted versions of the discovery and conquest of America.--Canadian Journal of History
"A quite splendid book."--Journal of Latin American Studies