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Review by: MandyApgar
Rather naive and possessing of a key fault to gloss over imperialistic tendencies of certain persons. An account of Spanish empire building through conquest gives one with a lot of substance and there is a lot of detail gone into. But at the same time when the subjects are at their less than heroic best the writing becomes a bit sloppy. Columbus and Cortes are the two worst, reviled today amongst indigenous persons, but their most barbaric acts are either not even mentioned or given a cheery aside. Barely any mentions of the Inquisition. Yes, this is about the Spanish empire, but the darker side should be given credence as well as the light. Going over things in such a manner makes me question inherent bias and the validity of statements made in the book.
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