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The oxford book of latin american short stories edited by roberto gonzalez echevarria. Aug 20, 2012 more than a textbook, the account gives weight to fernandezarmestos theory of the strangereffect as an explanation for the conquest, arguing that conquistadors benefited from an indigenous propensity to honour strangers, and took advantage of their outsider status to transcend local rivalries, becoming valuable marriage partners, arbitrators and power brokers. This sparkling little book tells the story of the conquistadors who established spains american empire in. Latin american literature has a long and rich tradition that reaches back to the colonial period and is filled with remarkable writers little known in the englishspeaking world. It is also an account of michael woods journey to follow in their footsteps. For a time the countries in europe point on a map were busy fighting wars against each other. Hernan cortes, the man to lead an army against the mayans and aztecs is on his way up and has big dreams of becoming a conquistador. Jeremy schaap, bestselling author of cinderella man.
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