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Kings and Conquistadors: The Birth of Spain’s American Empire Richard C. Thornton
Kings and Conquistadors: The Birth of Spain’s American Empire
Richard C. Thornton
Spain's American empire began as the serendipitous outgrowth of the search for a shortcut to China. That search derived from two mid-fifteenth-century developments: the Ming Dynasty's decision to adopt a silver standard for its medium of exchange and the Ottoman Turks' capture of Constantinople in 1453.
360 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 20, 2021 |
| Original release date | 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781680531145 |
| Publishers | Academica Press |
| Pages | 360 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 598 g |
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