Strike Fear in the Land: Pedro de Alvarado and the Conquest of Guatemala, 1520-1541

by Wendy Kramer, Christopher H. Lutz, W. George Lovell

Book Overview

The conquest of Guatemala was brutal, prolonged and complex, fraught with intrigue and deception, and not at all clear-cut. Yet views persist of it as an armed confrontation whose stakes were evident and whose outcomes were decisive, especially in favor of the Spaniards. A critical reappraisal is long overdue, one that calls for us to reconsider events and circumstances in the light of not only new evidence but also keener awareness of indigenous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806164948
• ISBN13: 9780806164946
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"