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Stirling, Stuart The Last Conquistador: Mansio Serra De Leguizamon and the Conquest of the Incas
075092246x / 9780750922463; The Inca civilization of Peru was one of the greatest of the ancient civilizations of the Americas. Famous for their massive temples and fortresses built from huge blocks of stone and decorated with sheets of pure gold, the Incas also developed a system of government, capable of holding a vast area of territory together, and an extensive system of roads, connecting administrative centers, which acted as a means of colonization. In the 1530s the Spanish, led by the conquistador Pizarro, arrived in Peru. In their search for gold, they devastated the Inca culture, destroying its treasures, killings its leaders and bringing to an end the infrastructure of its empire. By the 1570s native American control in Peru had been completely lost and the civilization was no more. With Pizarro came one Mansio Serra de Leguizamon, who became the last of the Spanish conquistadors to die. This book tells his amazing story. He died at the age of 78, leaving a unique and famous apology for the conquest in his will. This book takes that remarkable document as its starting point, weaving a fascinating, sometimes disturbing tale of the vicious subjugation of the Inca civilization. 206 pages, including the will, his testimonial of past service addressed to King Phillip II, Inca testimonies, glossary and place names, notes, and an index. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Sutton Pub Ltd
United Kingdom, 2000, First Edition; Hardcover, New, New; Book
Photographs and Drawings;
002765;
Price:
13.80 USD
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