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The Spanish empire in America was the first of the great seaborne empires of western Europe; it was for long the richest and the most formidable, the focus of envy, fear, and hatred. Its haphazard beginning dates from 1492; it was to last more than three hundred years before breaking up in the early nineteenth century in civil wars between rival generals and "liberators." Available now for the first time in paperback is J. H. Parry's classic assessment of the impact of Spain on the Americas. show more Parry presents a broad picture of the conquests of Cortès and Pizarro and of the economic and social consequences in Spain of the effort to maintain control of vast holdings. He probes the complex administration of the empire, its economy, social structure, the influence of the Church, the destruction of the Indian cultures and the effect of their decline on Spanish policy. As we approach the quincentenary of Columbus's arrival in the Americas, Parry provides the historical basis for a new consideration of the former Spanish colonies of Latin America and the transformation of pre-Columbian cultures to colonial states. show lessTags
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- People/Characters
- Charles V, King of France; Charles III, King of Spain; Olivares, Gaspar; Philip II, King of Spain; Francisco Pizarro
- Important places
- Andalusia, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Castile, Spain; Havana, Cuba; Hispaniola; Lima, Peru (show all 14); New Kingdom of Granada (historic | corresponds mainly to modern-day Colombia, Panama and Venezuela); Portugal; Puerto Belo; Río de la Plata; Seville, Andalusia, Spain; Venezuela; Veracruz, Mexico; Spain
- Important events
- Conquest of Latin America
- First words
- Over the past fifty to one hundred years man's belief that the historical process proved that he was acquiring a mastery over nature has received a brutal buffering.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The bones of Cortes, after many vicissitudes, lie in a church of Jesus Nazareno, which his descendents endowed, beneath a simple stone slab bearing his name. Other than that he has no memorial.
- Original language
- English
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 325.346098 — Society, government, & culture Political science International migration and colonization English Migration to Europe
- LCC
- F1410 .P3 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America Latin America (General)
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