Conquistador 1492-1550
Autor
John Pohl (Research Archaeologist, University Of California At Los Angeles, Usa)
This volume explodes the myth of the Conquest of Mexico by examining what factors led to the emergence of the Spanish citizen-soldier. It discusses Cortes and his highly-trained men, as well as their finely-tuned killing methods, and offers a "soldier's eye view" of the Conquest.