The Conquest of Mexico The Views of the Chroniclers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8870592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Greene (0000-0001-6439-3323, corresponding author), Paul E Greene |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 164-171 |
| Publication date | 1974-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/980636 |
| OpenAlex | W2321668370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The historian often confronts contradictory sources. The inconsistencies are frequently synthesized into an account satisfying the historian's world view. Sometimes the points of agreement and disagreement are systematically examined. The chronicles of the conquest of New Spain provide the opportunity to engage in this latter process of collation. The sources under consideration in this essay are the chronicles of Francisco López de Gómara, Hernán Cortés, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Francisco de Aguilar, and Andrés de Tapia. The first three men write for specific objectives; the latter two do not. Cortés addressed his letters to the king of Spain seeking to legitimize his precarious position vis-à-vis the governor of Cuba, from whom he was seeking autonomy. For this reason, the captain's actions appear in the most favorable light
Ancient history · Autonomy · Collation · CONQUEST · Governor · Humanities · Political science · Position (finance · Classics · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Philosophy
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