Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index.
Contents
A handful of adventurers : the myth of exceptional men -- Neither paid nor forced : the myth of the king's army -- Invisible warriors : the myth of the white conquistador -- Under the lordship of the king : the myth of completion -- The lost words of La Malinche : the myth of (mis)communication -- The Indians are coming to an end : the myth of native desolation -- Apes and men : the myth of superiority.
