El continente prodigioso
Subtitle: mitos e imaginario medieval en la Conquista americana
By: Vladimir Acosta.
Publisher: Universidad Central de Venezuela, Ediciones de la Biblioteca
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Caracas
Language: spa
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Conquerors -- America -- History.; Legends -- Europe.; Civilization, Medieval.; America -- Discovery and exploration.
Description: "Extensive, detailed, and sometimes stimulating study of the myths that preoccupied the conquistadores. Based on original texts of the conquest period"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-464).