Ebook: Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest

Introduction. The lost words of Bernal Díaz -- 1. A handful of adventurers : the myth of exceptional men -- 2. Neither paid nor forced : the myth of the king's army -- 3. Invisible warriors : the myth of the white conquistador -- 4. Under the lordship of the king : the myth of completion -- 5. The lost words of La Malinche : the myth of (mis)communication -- 6. The Indians are coming to an end : the myth of native desolation -- 7. Apes and men : the myth of superiority -- Epilogue. Cuauhtémoc's betrayal.