The Armature of Conquest
Spanish Accounts of the Discovery of America, 1492-1589
Beatriz Pastor Bodmer Translated by Lydia Longstreth Hunt
August 1992
332 Pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9780804719773
Paperback ISBN: 9780804724708
Ebook ISBN: 9780804743723
"Of all the books inspired by the Columbian quincentenary, this is easily one of the most challenging. Bodmer uses early Spanish chronicles to take the reader on a journey of exploration. . . . A richly detailed analytical history of the gradual awakening of a critical consciousness concerning accepted versions of the discovery and conquest of America."—Canadian Journal of History
"A quite splendid book."—Journal of Latin American Studies
"A quite splendid book."—Journal of Latin American Studies
