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The Conquest of New Spain

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 behind Diaz del Castillo's narrative.

Subject
historybiographyanthropologytravel
Genre
war and militaryhistorical fictionadventure
Themes
historytravelmilitary historydiversity
Setting
16th centuryrenaissancespainmexicolatin america
Audience
adult
Length
long · 473 pages

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