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The Spanish Conquerors (LibriVox audio reading)

Irving Berdine Richman · 1920

A volunteer audio reading of Irving Berdine Richman's 1920 survey of the Spanish conquistadors, which includes a chapter on Pizarro and the Incas.

A later survey that covers Pizarro's conquest of the Incas, useful for placing him among other conquistadors.

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Irving Berdine Richman, The Spanish Conquerors (1920), LibriVox audio reading by volunteer Jim Locke.

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What it is

This is a LibriVox audio recording of The Spanish Conquerors, volume 2 of the Chronicles of America series, written by Irving Berdine Richman. The recording is a volunteer reading by Jim Locke, dedicated to the public domain, and it is not the voice of any figure in the book. The book was published by Yale University Press in 1920, and its chapter 'Pizarro and the Incas' is part of its contents.

Why it matters

Richman's book is a secondary account. It was written after the events, and it describes the adventures of Spanish explorers from Columbus to Pizarro. Students can use it to see how an early twentieth-century American historian presented the conquistadors, and to compare that view with the eyewitness reports from the 1500s.

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  • How does the author describe Pizarro and the Inca people, and which words reveal his own attitudes?
  • Which sources does the author rely on, and how can a student check them?
  • Why might a volunteer reading differ from the author's own voice, and how should this affect what listeners trust?

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