A Hero for the Americas
The Legend of Gonzalo Guerrero
University of Regina Press · Print & ebook · November 4, 2017
A group of shipwrecked Spaniards washed onto the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in 1512, leading to first contact between the Spanish and the Maya.
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- Who it’s for
- Robert Calder investigates Gonzalo Guerrero, separating what is known from the legends surrounding his life.
- Genres
- Mexican History, Hispanic & Latino Biography, 16th-Century History
- Published
- University of Regina Press, November 4, 2017
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A group of shipwrecked Spaniards washed onto the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in 1512, leading to first contact between the Spanish and the Maya. Two men survived the ordeal: Jerónimo de Aguilar, who became a translator for Hernán Cortés in his conquest of the Aztecs, and Gonzalo Guerrero, who, as legend has it, embraced the Mayan way of life and skillfully led the opposition to the Spanish take-over of the Yucatán.
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Reviled in 16th-century Spain as an apostate and a traitor, Guerrero is today remembered all over the Yucatán with statues and images, and as the symbolic father of millions of Mexican mestizos. But like Robin Hood and King Arthur, Guerrero's story has become embellished by legend and myth. The product of fifteen years of research by a Governor General's Award winner, A Hero for the Americas is the first comprehensive investigation of this controversial figure.
Gonzalo Guerrero
Robert Calder investigates Gonzalo Guerrero, separating what is known from the legends surrounding his life.
Come here for
- Gonzalo Guerrero’s contested place in Yucatán history
- The line between historical figure and later legend
Expect
- A first comprehensive investigation of Guerrero
- His changing reputation, from apostate to symbolic father of Mexican mestizos
Where it sits
| Mexican History | 57% |
|---|---|
| Hispanic & Latino Biography | 51% |
| 16th-Century History | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mexican History
- Literature & History
- Authors
- Robert Calder
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Published
- November 4, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Mexican History