The Men of Cajamarca: A Social and Biographical Study of the First Conquerors of Peru

by James Lockhart

Book Overview

In November 1532, a group of 168 Spaniards seized the Inca emperor Atahuallpa in the town of Cajamarca, in the northern Peruvian highlands. Their act, quickly taken as a symbol of the conquest of a vast empire, brought them unprecedented rewards in gold and silver; it made them celebrities, gave them first choice of positions of honor and power in the new Peru of the Spaniards, and opened up the possibility of a splendid life at home in Spain,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292735634
• ISBN13: 9780292735637
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"