{"product_id":"the-men-of-cajamarca-a-social-and-biographical-study-of-the-first-conquerors-of-peru-paperback-softback-9780292735637","title":"The Men of Cajamarca; A Social and Biographical Study of the First Conquerors of Peru (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292735637","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Men of Cajamarca\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Social and Biographical Study of the First Conquerors of Peru\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Lockhart (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292735637\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 1972\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e514 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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, if they so desired. Thus they became men of consequence, at the epicenter of a swift and irrevocable transformation of the Andean region. Yet before that memorable day in Cajamarca they had been quite unexceptional, a reasonable sampling of Spaniards on expeditions all over the Indies at the time of the great conquests. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Men of Cajamarca\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the fullest treatment yet published of any group of early Spaniards in America. Part I examines general types, characteristics, and processes visible in the group as representative Spanish immigrants, central to the establishment of a Spanish presence in the New World’s richest land. The intention is to contribute to a changing image of the Spanish conqueror, a man motivated more by pragmatic self-interest than by any love of adventure, capable and versatile as often as illiterate and rough. Aiming at permanence more than new landfalls, these men created the governmental units and settlement distribution of much of Spanish America and set lasting patterns for a new society. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part II contains the men’s individual biographies, ranging from a few lines for the most obscure to many pages of analysis for the best-documented figures. The author traces the lives of the men to their beginnings in Spain and follows their careers after the episode in Cajamarca. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abbreviations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I. Social Phenomena \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Narrative Preliminaries: Cajamarca and Other Episodes in the Conquest of Peru \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Before the Event: Backgrounds, Characteristics, and Types \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. After the Event: Life Patterns of Repatriates and Settlers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Organization, Politics, and Faction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. The Roll of Cajamarca \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Some General Reflections \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II. The Men \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Leaders \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Hidalgos \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Clerks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10. Men of Affairs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 11. Marginal Hidalgos and Solid Commoners \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 12. Artisans \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 13. Men from the Sea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 14. Lower Plebeians \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 15. The Obscure \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 16. Auxiliaries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix I. A Letter from Cajamarca \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix II. Mistakes, Lies, and Legends: Men Who Were Not at Cajamarca \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656118595864,"sku":"9780292735637","price":32.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-men-of-cajamarca-a-social-and-biographical-study-of-the-first-conquerors-of-peru-paperback-softback-9780292735637","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}