Women in the Conquest of the Americas
Author | : Juan Francisco Maura |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105019356042 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Download or read book Women in the Conquest of the Americas written by Juan Francisco Maura and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The erroneous idea that the «conquistadors» came to the New World without female company has been perpetuated even to our day. This book dispels this myth by demonstrating, through the use of texts and documents of the conquest, how crucial the presence of women was in the enterprise of the Americas. Women had never before had to overcome such physical difficulties as those encountered in this period of world history.