How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400 Year History

by Manuel Lucena Giraldo and Felipe Fernández-Armesto

"A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cort s, Pizarro, N ez de Balboa and others."--Wall Street Journal

The untold story of the engineering behind the empire, showing how imperial Spain built upon existing infrastructure and hierarchies of the Inca, Aztec, and more, to further its growth.

Sixteenth-century Spain was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789148405
• ISBN13: 9781789148404
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"