4. The Era of the Conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s–1540s
Published Online: 21 MAR 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444392746.ch4
Copyright © 2011 Lawrence A. Clayton
Book Title
Bartolomé de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas
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How to Cite
Clayton, L. A. (2010) The Era of the Conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s–1540s, in Bartolomé de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444392746.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 21 MAR 2011
- Published Print: 31 DEC 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405194273
Online ISBN: 9781444392746
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- era, of the conquests of Mexico and Peru of the 1520s–1540s;
- Las Casas's grant, more than two thousand leagues - continent of South America;
- conquest of Mexico, focal point of Spanish invasion - of the New World;
- “General Smallpox” - role of diseases, and Aztec resistance to the invasion;
- Spanish victory, triumphing over the Aztecs - in conquest of Mexico;
- conquest of Mexico, Spanish men at arms - in the making of the Spanish empire in the Indies;
- Cortés's victory, opening a new era - and conquest of the Americas;
- Las Casas, mission to save Indians of Tierra Firme - when Ocampo's ships returned, loaded with Indian slaves;
- Inca empire, covering Peru, modern Bolivia and Ecuador - alliances and trade;
- “This land of Nicaragua,” Las Casas writing - “is the heart and soul of all the Indies, most opulent in the whole world”
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Seville, autumn, 1520
The conquest of Mexico