[PDF] The Eve Of The Conquest eBook

Author : Joseph L. Peyser
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 1998-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0870139444

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In 1754, Charles de Raymond, chevalier of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis and a captain in the Troupes de la Marine wrote a bold, candid, and revealing expose; on the French colonial posts and settlements of New France. On the Eve of the Conquest, more than an annotated translation, includes a discussion on the historical background of the start of the French and Indian War, as well as a concise biography of Raymond and Michel Le Courtois de Surlaville, the army colonel at the French court to whom the report was sent. The events surrounding Raymond's controversial year as commandant of the post (now Fort Wayne, Indiana) in 1749-50, his disputed recall by Governor General Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de La Jonquier, and the subsequent friction between La Jonquiere's successor, Ange de Menneville Duqesne, and Raymond are presented in detail and illustrated by translations of their correspondence.

Author : Jacques Soustelle
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804707213

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The author describes the advancing civilization of the Aztecs destroyed by Spanish conquest

Author : Henry Sir Taylor, 1800-1886
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 31,68 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362441359

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Henry Taylor, Sir
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : pages
File Size : 46,98 MB
Release : 2016-05-21
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ISBN : 9781358429798

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Patricia E. Grieve
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0801890365

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Finally, Grieve focuses on the misogynistic elements of the story and asks why the fall of Spain is figured as a cautionary tale about a woman's sexuality.

Author : Henry Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781331137702

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Excerpt from The Eve of the Conquest: And Other Poems The Hon. Mrs. Henry Taylor. Dear Alice, thro' much mockery of your's (Impatient of my labours long and slow And small results that I made haste to show From time to time) you seomfuilest of reviewers, These verses worked their way: "Get on, get on," Was mostly my encouragement: But I Dead to all spurring kept my pace foregone And long had learnt all laughter to defy. I thought moreover that your laugh (for hard Would be the portion of the hapless Bard Who found not in each comment grave or gay Some Haltering unction)... In your laugh, I say, A subtle something glimmered; twas a laugh If half of mockery, yet of pleasure half. And since, on looking round, I know not who Will greet my offering with as good a grace. And in their favour give it half a place, These flights, for fault of better, short and few, Dear Alice, I must dedicate to you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Grant D. Jones
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 32,7 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804735223

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On March 13, 1697, Spanish troops from Yucatán attacked and occupied Nojpeten, the capital of the Maya people known as Itzas, the inhabitants of the last unconquered native New World kingdom. This political and ritual center--located on a small island in a lake in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala--was densely covered with temples, royal palaces, and thatched houses, and its capture represented a decisive moment in the final chapter of the Spanish conquest of the Mayas. The capture of Nojpeten climaxed more than two years of preparation by the Spaniards, after efforts by the military forces and Franciscan missionaries to negotiate a peaceful surrender with the Itzas had been rejected by the Itza ruling council and its ruler Ajaw Kan Ek’. The conquest, far from being final, initiated years of continued struggle between Yucatecan and Guatemalan Spaniards and native Maya groups for control over the surrounding forests. Despite protracted resistance from the native inhabitants, thousands of them were forced to move into mission towns, though in 1704 the Mayas staged an abortive and bloody rebellion that threatened to recapture Nojpeten from the Spaniards. The first complete account of the conquest of the Itzas to appear since 1701, this book details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterized every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. The author critically reexamines the extensive documentation left by the Spaniards, presenting much new information on Maya political and social organization and Spanish military and diplomatic strategy. This is not only one of the most detailed studies of any Spanish conquest in the Americas but also one of the most comprehensive reconstructions of an independent Maya kingdom in the history of Maya studies. In presenting the story of the Itzas, the author also reveals much about neighboring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently.