Conquistadores by Fernando Cervantes

NAMED A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT THE TABLET AND THE LADY This book is a terrific read ... I could not put it down Matthew Restall Literary Review The conquistadores the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America have become the stuff of legends and nightmares. In their own time they were glorified as heroic adventurers spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today they stand condemned for their Paperback softback