Defending the Conquest : : Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's Defense and Discourse of the Western Conquests / / ed. by Kris Lane.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• TeilnehmendeR: Johnson, Timothy F.
• MitwirkendeR: Johnson, Timothy F.,; Lane, Kris,; Vargas Machuca, Bernardo de,
• HerausgeberIn: Lane, Kris,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Latin American Originals ; 4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.) :; 2 maps

Of great benefit for scholars and teachers, this is the first English translation and critical edition of a rare refutation of Bartolomé de las Casas's famous 1552 Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, one of the most influential texts of the sixteenth century. The Defense and Discourse of the Western Conquests, written by the Spanish soldier Bernardo de Vargas Machuca about 1603, provides valuable insights into the other side of the debate over the morality of the Spanish conquest.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction to Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's Defense of the Western Conquests, or Apologetic Discourses -- A Note on the Translation -- Defense and Discourse of the Western Conquests -- Bibliography -- Index