The Wrath of God: Lope de Aguirre, Revolutionary of the Americas

by Evan L. Balkan

In 1560, General Pedro de Urs a led an expedition through the Amazon in search of El Dorado. Three months later, Urs a was murdered. His replacement, Fernando de Guzm n, was also murdered. Emerging from the chaos was the Biscayan Lope de Aguirre, who turned away from El Dorado and led his men to Peru to overthrow the royal forces and declare independence from the Spanish Crown. When Aguirre was finally killed, the aftermath was astonishing: hundreds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826350437
• ISBN13: 9780826350435
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"