Books written by Fernando Cervantes

Angels, Demons and the New World

This volume depicts the intricate cultural, religious and intellectual kaleidoscope of interactions between angels, demons and the heterogeneous populations of Spanish America including New Spain (Mexico), New Granada (Colombia) and Peru.
Angels, Demons and the New World

saints: 44, 48, 56, 67, 75, 127, 130, 132-45, 156, 199-200, 202, 206-7, 214, 222, 242, 254, 256 cult of: 57, 130, 136, ... idols behind altars and shrines): 219, 231-2 Santo Domingo, Lima (Convent of): 198 Santos, Hipolito de los: 127, ...
Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest

A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world “The ...
Spiritual Encounters: Interactions Between Christianity and Native Religions in Colonial America

Religion was one of the most contentious, dramatic, and complex arenas of confrontation between Natives and Europeans during the colonial era. This volume fully explores the significance of colonial religious encounters.
Conquistadores: Una historia diferente

CUMMING, Laura (2016): Velázquez desaparecido: la obsesión de un librero con una obra de arte perdida, Belén Urrutia Domínguez (trad.), Barcelona, Taurus. CUMMINS, J. S. (1976): “Christopher Columbus: Crusader, Visionary and Servus Dei” ...
Conquistadores

NAMED A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TABLET AND THE LADY 'This book is a terrific read .
Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest

A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world “The ...
The Devil in the New World: The Impact of Diabolism in New Spain

... candles to Our Lady of Sorrows , wishing her son to be relieved of all hardship and labour [ while in prison ] ... nevertheless lit a candle to the devil ' because she had heard that he spe- cialized in helping prisoners.42 Yet behind ...