The History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal by David Carrasco PAPERBACK

The History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz Del CastilloAuthor(s): David Carrasco, David Carrasco\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of New Mexico Press, United States\nImprint: University of New Mexico Press\nISBN-13: 9780826342874, 978-0826342874\nSynopsis\nThe History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a new abridgement of Diaz del Castillo's classic \""\""Historia verdadera de la conquista de Nueva Espana\""\"", offers a unique contribution to our understanding of the political and religious forces that drove the great cultural encounter between Spain and the Americas known as the 'conquest of Mexico.' Besides containing important passages, scenes, and events excluded from other abridgements, this edition includes eight useful interpretive essays that address indigenous religions and cultural practices, sexuality during the early colonial period, the roles of women in indigenous cultures, and analysis of the political and economic purposes be.