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About this book
In this study of the life of a Spaniard who came to Mexico as a conquistador and remained as a civilian citizen of New Spain, C. Harvey Gardiner gives his readers a fresh view of the warfare between Spaniard and Indian and of the less dramatic processes of colonization which established European culture in America.
Conquest and colonization, usually treated separately in the histories of the period, are here shown as phases in the life of a man who was not conspicuous among the conquerors, but was representative of the Spaniards of his generation who came to the new world in search of opportunity.
Martín López attained some importance in the Mexican campaign as designer and builder of the brigantines which figured importantly in the Spanish victory at Tenochtitlan. Upon returning to civilian life, Lopez became one of the many conquistadors who found the rewards for his services under Cortes inadequate and sought redress in a long series of court battles. His career after the conquest brought him little wealth, but touched upon many aspects of the political, social, and economic life of the new country.
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INDEX
The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below
Acachinanco, Mexico: on causeway
Acapulco, Mexico: fortress
Achutla, encomienda
Aculman, Mexico: pueblo
Aguilar, Alonso de
Aguilar, Gerónimo de
Aguilar, Hernando, blacksmith
Aguilar, Marcos de
Alabes, Melchor de: testimony
shipbuilder
witness
Alarcón y Mendoza, Juan Ruiz de, quoted
Alcántara, military order
Alcazar, Seville, Spain
Algeciras, Spain
Alonso, Hernando, blacksmith
witness
Altamirano, J., lawyer
Alva, Francisco de, lawyer
Alvarado, Jorge de
Alvarado, Pedro de
booty
on Tututepeque campaign
death
Alvarez, Antón
Alvarez, Pedro
Alvarez Ossorio, Martín
Alvarez Ossorio, Pedro
Andalusia, Spain
Andrada, Beatriz de
Antequera, Mexico
Apasco, Mexico: pueblo
Aqueduct, Chapultepec
Arévalo, Alonso
Arguyjo, town crier
Arms, coat of
Gerónimo López
Martín López
Juan Infante
Arriaga, Antonio de
Asencio, Pedro
Astorgas, marquises of: relation of Martín López to
Atengo River, Mexico
Atitalaquia, Mexico: plain
pueblo
Atoyaque, encomienda
Audiencia, in Mexico
first
second
Ávila, Alonso de
Ayotecatl, Tlaxcalan chieftain
Aztatlán, Mexico
Bachiller, Presbyter Martín
Baracoa, Cuba
Barco, Francisco del: witness
Barcelona, Clemente de, shipbuilder-carpenter
witness
Barcelona, Spain
Beggars: Seville
Benavente, Friar. See Motolinía, Toribio
Bernal, Fray Ramón
Booty: distribution of
charges concerning
Bravo, Antonio
Bravo de Lagunas, Constantino, corregidor
Brigantines, four
dimensions
launched
destroyed
Brigantines, thirteen
tested
dimensions
transported
final assembly
launched
crews
flagship
described
fleet action
psychological advantage
role
Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Núñez
Cabildo, Mexico City
records
officials
activities
Calahorra, Martín de
Calatrava, military order
Calle Caldereros, Seville, Spain
Calle Licenciado Verdad, Mexico City
Calle Moneda, Mexico City
Canal at Texcoco, Mexico
Cantillana, Hernando de, shoemaker-merchant
Cape San Antonio, Cuba
Caravel
dimensions
Cárdenas, Alonso
Carvajal, Antonio de
councilman
witness
Casa de Contratación, Seville, Spain
Castromocho, Cristóbal de, muleteer-constable
Cathedral, Mexico Ci...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- I The Antecedents of One Spaniard
- II A Conquistador Puts Aside His Sword
- III A Worker-Warrior in Victory
- IV Men and Matters in Transition
- V The Shape of Things to Come
- VI Servant of the First President
- VII From Audiencia to Audiencia
- VIII Subject of the First Viceroy
- IX Late in Life and Past Midcentury
- X Patterns for Endless Tomorrows
- XI A Man in a Memorable Moment
- Critical Essay on Authorities
- Glossary
- Index