The Spanish exploration of South America : how the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci and the conquests of Vasco Nuńẽz de Balboa, Francisco Pizarro, and Pedro de Valdivia created an empire for Spain
Explains how the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci and the conquests of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Francisco Pizarro, and Pedro de Valcivia created an empire for Spain.
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ISBN:159084047X
Physical Description:64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. print
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Discovery of a new continent -- Balboa's march to the Pacific -- The Conquest of Peru -- The search for cinnamon and El Dorado -- The Conquest of Chile