Women in the conquest of the Americas
By: Juan Francisco Maura ; translated from Spanish by John F. Deredita.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Women -- America -- History -- 16th century.; Women -- America -- History -- 17th century.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-258) and index.