The Indian militia and description of the Indies
Subtitle: an English translation of the original Spanish edition published in Madrid, 1599
By: Bernardo de Vargas Machuca ; edited by Kris Lane ; translated by Timothy Johnson.
Contributors: Lane, Kris E., 1967-
Series: The cultures and practice of violence series
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780822342977; 9780822343141
Subjects: Indians of the West Indies -- Early works to 1800; Indians of South America -- Early works to 1800; Military art and science -- America -- Early works to 1800; Guerrilla warfare -- America -- Early works to 1800; America -- Early accounts to 1600; Colombia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Venezuela -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; West Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.; Early accounts to 1600.; Description and travel
Work titles: Milicia y descripción de las Indias.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Originally published with title: Milicia y descripción de las Indias.
Table of contents: title: Introductory study; title: Approvals, dedications, and sonnets; title: Book 1 of the Indian militia; title: Book 2 of the Indian militia; title: Book 3 of the Indian militia; title: Book 4 of the Indian militia; title: A brief description of all the western Indies; title: Hydrography of the coasts and seas of the Indies; title: Geography of the most distinguished kingdoms and provinces of the Indies; title: Compendium of the sphere; title: Declaration of the proper names of this book; title: Appendix 1: A posthumous report on Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's services, ca. 1622; title: Appendix 2: Selections from The defense of western conquests, ca. 1603.