The Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire
Publisher: McFarland; McFarland & Co.
Published: November 12, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780786430536
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Biography: general; Colonization & independence; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; c 1500 to c 1600; History; History - General History; History: American; Spain; Latin America - South America; Native American; World - General; History / World; Americas (North Central South West Indies); Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; Conquest, 1522-1548; Peru
Description: "A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called Peru. Chapters devoted to Inca history provide an overview of the vast empire that the conquistadors forged"--Provided by publisher.