The Wrath of God: Lope de Aguirre, Revolutionary of the Americas
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826350437 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Not for the faint of heart This review is going to be much more vague than my other reviews, due to the nature of the subject: Aguirre in books and on film. But as the review centers in the Americas during the great conquests, allow me first to mention two absolutely fabulous must-read books on the subject,. "AMAZING" according to Jose Garcia. This book teach you that regarless of how much you study, how much you learn and how much you already know, chances are that there is always room to learn more. Terrific book,teach the thruth about the mentality of the spanish conquistador.
. From the Inside Flap Deliberately provocative, Evan Balkan's The Wrath of God examines Aguirre, a symbol of Basque fury and rampage, arguing that Aguirre's historical representation as a one-dimensional madman deserves revisiting
. Evan L. Balkan holds degrees in the humanities from Towson, George Mason, and Johns Hopkins universities and is the author of five books of nonfiction. He lives in Baltimore with his wife and two daughters
Indeed, Aguirre may be the Americas' first true revolutionary, a view shared by Simón Bolívar, among others. When Aguirre was finally killed, the aftermath was astonishing: hundreds dead, entire towns depopulated, and a nascent revolution quashed.Deliberately provocative, Evan Balkan's The Wrath of God examines Aguirre, a symbol of Basque fury and rampage, arguing that Aguirre's historical representation as a one-dimensional madman deserves revisiting. Three months later, Ursúa was murdered. In 1560, General Pedro de Ursúa led an expedition through the in search of El Dorado. Emerging from the chaos was the Biscayan Lope de Aguirre, who turned away from El Dorado and led his men to Peru to overthrow the royal forces and declare indepe