Title Encyclopedia of pre-colonial Latin America : (prehistory to 1550s) / J. Michael Francis, volume editor ; Thomas M. Leonard, general editor

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Description 1 online resource Series Latin American History and Culture Latin American history and culture Contents Editors and contributors -- Preface to Latin American history and culture -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Encyclopedia of pre-colonial Latin America (prehistory to 1550s) -- Latin America before 1492: a brief overview -- The Atlantic world in the Age of Conquest, 1492-1560: a brief overview -- The Spanish Atlantic in the Age of Conquest -- The Portuguese seaborne empire -- Time line (prehistory to 1560) -- Entries A-Z -- Documents: "The primordial world," Popol Vuh (excerpt); "Chalcacihuacuicatl" ("Chalca Woman's Song"); Capitulations of Santa Fe; Capitulations of Granada; Requerimiento; Third Letter to King Charles I (excerpt); Contract between Pedro Fernández de Lugo and the Spanish Crown; Nahua account of the Tóxcatl Massacre, Florentine Codex (excerpt); Nahua account of the Noche Triste, Florentine Codex (excerpt); Nahua account of the smallpox epidemic, Florentine Codex (excerpt); Istoria de la conquista de México (excerpt); Crónica del Perú (excerpt); Letter to King Philip II of Spain; The true history of the conquest of Mexico (excerpt); History of how the Spaniards arrived in Peru (excerpt); History of a voyage to the land of Brazil (excerpt) -- Glossary -- Suggested readings Summary The Encyclopedia of Precolonial Latin America (Prehistory to 1550s) covers the history and culture of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from prehistory through the achievements of the Incas in the 16th century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from Web page (viewed on May 27, 2020) SUBJECT Mexico -- History -- To1519- Caribbean Area -- History -- To 1810. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88001302 Central America -- History -- To 1821. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85021880 South America -- History -- To1806 Subject Caribbean Area Central America Mexico South America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Francis, J. Michael (John Michael), editor. Leonard, Thomas M., 1937- editor. ISBN 9781787854970 1787854973 9781438163444 1438163444

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