The conquest that never was

Pedro de Alvarado and the delusion of Peru

• Lovell, W. George
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park, 2026

The Conquest That Never Was uncovers one of the most ambitious but disastrous campaigns of the early colonial period. Pedro de Alvarado-best known as Cortés's lieutenant in Mexico and later as the conqueror of Guatemala-sought to extend his fame and fortune by seizing Quito ...

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The conquest that never was

Pedro de Alvarado and the delusion of Peru

• Lovell, W. George
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park, 2026

The Conquest That Never Was uncovers one of the most ambitious but disastrous campaigns of the early colonial period. Pedro de Alvarado-best known as Cortés's lieutenant in Mexico and later as the conqueror of Guatemala-sought to extend his fame and fortune by seizing Quito ...

The criminal case of Juana Aguilar

adjudicating gender in colonial Central America

• Sellers-García, Sylvia
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park, 2025

In 1792 in rural San Salvador, Juana Aguilar was accused of committing what the authorities called a "heinous" crime. Aguilar was suspected of being a "hermaphrodite," and while this in and of itself was not a crime, determining Aguilar's sex would resolve whether the ...

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The criminal case of Juana Aguilar

adjudicating gender in colonial Central America

• Sellers-García, Sylvia
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park, 2025

In 1792 in rural San Salvador, Juana Aguilar was accused of committing what the authorities called a "heinous" crime. Aguilar was suspected of being a "hermaphrodite," and while this in and of itself was not a crime, determining Aguilar's sex would resolve whether the ...

An Irish rebel in New Spain

the tumultuous life and tragic death of William Lamport

• Martínez Baracs, Andrea
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park (PA), 2022

An Irish Rebel in New Spain recounts the story of the so-called Irish Zorro, who, in 1659, was burned at the stake for conspiring against the empire to make himself king of Mexico, restore the privileges of the Indigenous people, end the persecution of the ...

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An Irish rebel in New Spain

the tumultuous life and tragic death of William Lamport

• Martínez Baracs, Andrea
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park (PA), 2022

An Irish Rebel in New Spain recounts the story of the so-called Irish Zorro, who, in 1659, was burned at the stake for conspiring against the empire to make himself king of Mexico, restore the privileges of the Indigenous people, end the persecution of the ...

Baptism through incision

the postmortem cesarean operation in the Spanish Empire

• Few, Martha
• Tortorici, Zeb
• Warren, Adam
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park (PA), 2020

In 1786, Guatemalan priest Pedro José de Arrese published a work instructing readers on their duty to perform the cesarean operation on the bodies of recently deceased pregnant women in order to extract the fetus while it was still alive. Although the fetus’s long-term ...

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Baptism through incision

the postmortem cesarean operation in the Spanish Empire

• Few, Martha;
• Tortorici, Zeb;
• Warren, Adam
• Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park (PA), 2020

In 1786, Guatemalan priest Pedro José de Arrese published a work instructing readers on their duty to perform the cesarean operation on the bodies of recently deceased pregnant women in order to extract the fetus while it was still alive. Although the fetus’s long-term ...

To the shores of Chile

the journal and history of the Brouwer Expedition to Valdivia in 1643

• Meuwese, Mark
• Pennsylvania State University Press. Philadelphia, 2019

To the Shores of Chile presents the remarkable story of an expedition that took place in Latin America during the height of the Dutch Empire. Skillfully translated by Mark Meuwese, this captivating work sheds light on Dutch imperialism and the complicated relationships between Native peoples ...

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To the shores of Chile

the journal and history of the Brouwer Expedition to Valdivia in 1643

• Meuwese, Mark
• Pennsylvania State University Press. Philadelphia, 2019

To the Shores of Chile presents the remarkable story of an expedition that took place in Latin America during the height of the Dutch Empire. Skillfully translated by Mark Meuwese, this captivating work sheds light on Dutch imperialism and the complicated relationships between Native peoples ...