The Discovery of America, With Some Account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest; Volume 1

A historical account of the first European encounters with the New World, focusing on the voyages of Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru. Fiske's work places these events in the broader context of world history, providing a comprehensive and compelling narrative of the Age of Exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.