Deadly baggage : what Cortés brought to Mexico and how it destroyed the Aztec civilization / Al Sandine.

By:

Sandine, Al, 1938- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781476622224

Subject(s):

Aztecs -- History

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F1230 .D433 2015

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Contents:

Iberian voyagers -- Conquest as romance -- Crusaders in America -- The sword's new cutting edge -- America's gold and silver promote slavery and boost European commerce -- The horse's new footing -- Transplanting a work ethic -- A new kind of savagery: massacre as communication -- Hog heaven -- Micro-invaders -- Leftover baggage: the triumph of an oxymoron.

Subject: "In 1519, a few hundred Europeans led by Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to the Mexican mainland, where they encountered representatives of the Aztec Empire. Their Iberian history, culture and religion, and their experience in the Greater Antilles made conquest and riches the aim of these adventurers. They regarded themselves as heroes in a romantic crusade of good against evil. Each member of the expedition sought to acquire precious metals and to become a lord of enslaved native labor. Their horses and steel swords, aided by native disunity and susceptibility to Old World diseases, ensured their success. This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortes and Montezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author re-frames the clash of civilizations in New World prehistory that left inhabitants at a disadvantage"--Provided by publisher.

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Guests without baggage -- Iberian voyagers -- Conquest as romance -- Crusaders in America -- The sword's new cutting edge -- America's gold and silver promote slavery and boost European commerce -- The horse's new footing -- Transplanting a work ethic -- A new kind of savagery: massacre as communication -- Hog heaven -- Micro-invaders -- Leftover baggage: the triumph of an oxymoron.

"In 1519, a few hundred Europeans led by Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to the Mexican mainland, where they encountered representatives of the Aztec Empire. Their Iberian history, culture and religion, and their experience in the Greater Antilles made conquest and riches the aim of these adventurers. They regarded themselves as heroes in a romantic crusade of good against evil. Each member of the expedition sought to acquire precious metals and to become a lord of enslaved native labor. Their horses and steel swords, aided by native disunity and susceptibility to Old World diseases, ensured their success. This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortes and Montezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author re-frames the clash of civilizations in New World prehistory that left inhabitants at a disadvantage"--Provided by publisher.

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