Summary Of Burying The White Gods
In Burying the White Gods: New Perspectives on the Conquest of Mexico, Author Camilla Townsend describes the interaction between the Conquistadors and the Natives during the time of the Conquest. Townsend argues that the tale of Conquistadors being seen by the natives as Gods is a fabricated lie of history by the Conquistadores themselves, but what rather happened is they were seen for what they truly were men with superior technology.
Camilla Townsends’ sources are those as follows. One source of which the origins are known, that being the Letters of Cortes. Two more sources from other conquistadors, Francisco de Aguilar and Bernal Diaz del Castillo. There is also the Florentine codex created by Bernardo de Shogun in the 1550’s, which is
Camilla Townsends’ sources are those as follows. One source of which the origins are known, that being the Letters of Cortes. Two more sources from other conquistadors, Francisco de Aguilar and Bernal Diaz del Castillo. There is also the Florentine codex created by Bernardo de Shogun in the 1550’s, which is