Daughters of the Conquistadores: Women of the Viceroyalty of Peru Unknown - 1983

University of New Mexico Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

University of New Mexico Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

xiii+354 pages with frontispiece, illustrations, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original tan cloth with silver lettering to spine. First edition.In 1498, Queen Isabella of Spain gave license to thirty women to join Columbus on his third voyage to the New World. During the first part of the sixteenth century, while Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas, women came to "the Indies" to find husbands and begin a new life, and by mid-century, they numbered nearly one thousand. Although the Spanish conquest of Peru has traditionally be regarded as an all-male endeavor, Daughters of the Conquistadores shows that from the beginning, women played a significant role in bringing Spanish culture to Latin America. Martín also shows that, contrary to the view of colonial women as passive and downtrodden, many achieved a degree of personal freedom unknown in the Old World. With a wealth of detail, Martín portrays the lives of many remarkable women of colonial Peru. He describes the… Leer más

Albuquerque NM: University of New Mexico Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0826307078 . Very nice copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 354 pages .

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