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The Indian militia and description of the Indies /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vargas Machuca, Bernardo de, 1557-1622
Other Authors: Lane, Kris E., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Originally published with title: Milicia y descripción de las Indias.
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Series:Cultures and practice of violence series.
Subjects:
America > Early works to 1800.
Indians of the West Indies > Early works to 1800.
Indians of South America > Early works to 1800.
Military art and science > America > Early works to 1800.
Guerrilla warfare > America > Early works to 1800.
Colombia > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Venezuela > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
West Indies > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Table of Contents:
  • Introductory study
  • Approvals, dedications, and sonnets
  • Book one of the Indian militia
  • Book two of the Indian militia
  • Book three of the Indian militia
  • Book four of the Indian militia
  • A brief description of all the western Indies
  • Hydrography of the coasts and seas of the Indies
  • Geography of the most distinguished kingdoms and provinces of the Indies
  • Compendium of the sphere
  • Declaration of the proper names of this book
  • Appendix 1: A posthumous report on Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's services, ca. 1622
  • Appendix 2: Selections from The defense of western conquests, ca. 1603.