Name: THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA. A chronicle of abuse, resistance, and legacy (en Inglés)
SKU: 67356912
Price: 779.83 MXN
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Author: Ignacio Silvosa Terreros
ISBN: 9798196770111

portada THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA. A chronicle of abuse, resistance, and legacy (en Inglés)

THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA. A chronicle of abuse, resistance, and legacy (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Independently published

Autor

Ignacio Silvosa Terreros

Año

2026

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

222

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.9x15.2x1.1 cm

ISBN13

9798196770111

THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA. A chronicle of abuse, resistance, and legacy (en Inglés)

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The Conquest of America: A Chronicle of Abuses, Resistance, and Legacy
Discover the history of the conquest of America from a unique and profound perspective, through the eyes of a friar chronicler who witnessed the most momentous events of the era. This book offers a rigorous, human, and detailed narrative of the encounters between Europeans and Indigenous peoples, the abuses committed, the strategies of resistance, and the lasting impact of these processes on the identity, culture, and memory of the native communities.
Across nineteen chapters, the work explores key themes: the first cultural contacts, the economic and political motivations of the conquistadors, systematic violence and wars of conquest, labor exploitation through the encomienda and forced work, the evangelization imposed by the Church, and strategies of social control. It also examines the consequences of epidemics, resource plundering, administrative corruption, Indigenous resistance, the preservation of traditions, and the cultural syncretism that allowed Indigenous peoples to adapt without losing their identity.
With an intense and immersive narrative style, the book reconstructs the daily life of Indigenous communities, documents abuses and looting, and shows how, despite oppression, the native peoples preserved their historical memory and cultural resilience. It includes a prologue, an epilogue, and chronological, geographical, and character appendices to provide a complete understanding of this historical period.
The Conquest of America is not just a tale of violence and domination: it is a testimony of resistance, adaptation, and cultural legacy that endures to this day. Ideal for readers interested in history, anthropology, Indigenous culture, and the true narrative of American colonization.